Background:Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is considered one of the most prevailing disorders among childbearingage women that could considerably interfere with daily living activities life. PMS is underrecognized in Palestine. Itis reported that binge eating symptoms are significantly related to premenstrual syndrome. In this regard, the studyaimed to determine factors linked with premenstrual symptoms and to explore whether binge eating symptomsare linked with premenstrual syndrome.Methods:This descriptive study was performed among female undergraduates at Palestine Polytechnic University,using a cross-sectional design. A self-administrated questionnaire was used in order to collect data. Moreover,participants’nutritional status was assessed using anthropometric measurements. Descriptive statistics, independentt-test and Chi-square were performed.Results:A sum of 289 undergraduate females were involved in the final analysis. The results indicated that nearlyhalf of undergraduates (47.8%) were classified as having binge eating symptoms. The most frequently notedpremenstrual symptoms were lethargy, anger feelings, lack of interest, and anxiety. Chi-square analysis showed thatmoderate and severe psychological symptoms were significantly more prevalent among females with binge eatingsymptoms. Besides it was found that moderate and severe physical symptoms were significantly more prevalentamong females with binge eating symptoms. Moreover, participants who reported no premenstrual syndromesymptoms were significantly less prevalent among females with binge eating symptoms. The findings also revealthat sociodemographic characteristics was not significantly correlated with premenstrual syndrome symptoms. Inmultiple adjusted models, both smoking (p< 0.05) and binge eating (p< 0.0001) were significantly related to PMS.Conclusion:Findings reveals that moderate and severe psychological and physical symptoms were significantlymore prevalent among females with binge eating symptoms. The current research also reported that the severity ofPMS was not significantly related to sociodemographic variables
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Journal of Eating Disorders

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Springer

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United States of America

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Scopus

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Both (Printed and Online)

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