Cognitive Distortion, Interpersonal Dependency, and Suicidal Ideation Among Women with and without PCOS

Abstract

Polycystic ovarian syndrome or PCOS is the most frequently diagnosed endocrine condition among women of reproductive age, where larger ovaries with tiny cysts alongside the margins are identified. Previous studies indicated that women with PCOS tend to have mental disorders like depression and anxiety and other issues related to their cognitive functioning such as decision making and problem solving.This study sought to examine: (1) the correlation between cognitive distortion, interpersonal dependency and suicidal ideation among women of reproductive age with and without PCOS and (2) the difference in the levels of cognitive distortion, interpersonal dependency and suicidal ideation among women of reproductive age with and without PCOS. A cross-sectional comparative research design will be used in the present study. A sample of 130 participants, collected through purposive sampling method, both with (N=65) and without (N=65) PCOS, were studied upon and results indicated that there exists a significant negative correlation between Cognitive Distortion with Interpersonal Dependency and Suicidal Ideation as well as significant positive correlation exists between Interpersonal Dependency and Suicidal Ideation among women with and without PCOS. The current study was inclusive, ensuring that it was not limited to the traditional dichotic view of genders. Everyone on the gender spectrum who was either affected or had the potential to be affected by the condition was included in the study, including females and non-binary categories of transgender, gender queer, a gender, gender fluid, and gender non-conforming individuals. As a result, this could pave the way for future studies to be more open and inclusive, resulting in a more accurate picture of the population. we can expand this study with the same variables and repeat it with a larger sample size to obtain more accurate results.