International Journal of Public Health Excellence (IJPHE)
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): June-December

The Relationship between Psychological Stress and the Menstrual Cycle in Eighth Grade Female Adolescents at SMP Negeri 3 Panyabungan Regency Mandailing Natal

Sri Wahyuni Harahap (Akademi Kebidanan Kholisatur Rahmi, Indonesia)
Ayu Ulfah Nur Lubis (STIKes Namira Madina, Indonesia)
Doriana harahap (STIKes Namira Madina, Indonesia)
Nur Hasanah siregar (Akademi Kebidanan (Akbid) Armina Centre Panyabungan, Indonesia)
Ennysah Hasibuan (Akademi Kebidanan (Akbid) Armina Centre Panyabungan, Indonesia)
Doriani Harahap (Akademi Kebidanan (Akbid) Armina Centre Panyabungan, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Jul 2026

Abstract

The menstrual cycle is the time from the first day of menstruation until the next menstrual cycle, while the length of the menstrual cycle is the distance from the start date of the previous menstruation to the start of the next menstrual cycle. A woman's menstrual cycle is usually 21-35 days, only 10-15% of women have a cycle of 28 days, 3-5 days and some have 7-8 days. Stress is an individual's response to changes in a threatening situation, This can be seen as a personal reaction to external events or demands such as doing tasks or internal states of mind such as worry. Stress tends to increase when unable to cope with unpleasant situations faced by a person. The population in this study was 47 people. The sample in this study used a Total Sampling sampling technique, namely a sampling technique where the sample size is the same as the population. The type of research used in this study is descriptive analytic with the Cross sectional method. The results of this study indicate that the p value = 0.050 (p = 0.05), so it is concluded that Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted. It is recommended for female students to continue to understand how to manage stress and reproductive health and to be able to carry out activities that are expected to reduce stress levels and seek information related to stress management and reproductive health

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Journal Info

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ijphe

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Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

Description

International Journal of Public Health Excellence (IJPHE), ISSN 2809-9826 (online) has a subject area as follows, but is not limited to the following health areas that are reproduction health, medical service, health statistics, health management, oral hygiene, medical bio, civilized environmental ...