<![CDATA[Background: One of the modifiable risk factors of dysmenorrhea is stress. The stress level has a bidirectional relationship with dysmenorrhea and can interfere with the student’s quality of life. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many abrupt changes happened in the psychosocial and socioeconomic sectors might affect the psychological well-being of students, hence exacerbating the menstrual pain.Objective: The study aims to observe whether there is a positive relationship between stress level and dysmenorrhea intensity among college students in Universitas Gadjah Mada from batch 2019-2021.Method: Descriptive study with a cross-sectional approach. The sampling was done with simple random sampling with 155 participants in total. This study uses WaLIDD score and PSS-10 questionnaire in an online questionnaire form. Data analysis is done in univariate, bivariate, and multivariate.Results and Discussion: There is a positive relationship between stress level and dysmenorrhea intensity among female UGM students with a p-value of 0.031 (<0.05).Conclusion: Higher stress levels are significantly associated with increased dysmenorrhea intensity, indicating that psychological stress during the COVID-19 pandemic may play a pivotal role in exacerbating menstrual pain among female university students.]]>
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