Relationship between Body Image and Mental Health of Women suffering from Premenstrual Syndrome

The aim of present study examines the relationship between body image and Mental Health of women suffering from Premenstrual Syndrome. The random sample comprised of 200 married women in the age group of 25-45 years. The scales used were General Health Questionnaire, The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale, Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire-Appearance Scale (MBSRQ-AS) and Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool. The data for the study was analyzed by using the Correlation. Our results did not show any significant relationship between mental health and body image disturbances. There was no correlation between body image and Mental Health of women suffering from Premenstrual Syndrome but found significant positive correlation with age. In view of the above stated literature, the current study was planned to achieve the following objective and to test the stated hypothesis. Key words: Premenstrual Syndrome, Mental Health and Body Image.