Role of Personality, Affect and Psychosomatic Complaints in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) among Women

Abstract

The present study investigated Introversion, Negative Affectivity and Psychological symptoms as the indicators of PCOS. It also investigated the relationship of these variables with PCOS. Sample consisted of 29 females age ranged between 15-35 years from Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Among them 14 were diagnosed with PCOS and its milder versions with a matched group of 15 subjects. Symptom-Checklist-90- Revised (SCL-90-R) used to measure various symptomatic complaints. Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) utilized to measure affects. Introversion and Extroversion was measured by Maudsley Personality Inventory (MPI). Results revealed that subjects with symptoms of PCOS scored high on some dimensions of SCL-90-R however we didn’t find any difference on Extraversion, Neuroticism and Affect dimensions. The notable finding of the present study is the emergence of Somatization as the predictor of PCOS group. The findings have been discussed utilizing the psychoanalytic and psychosomatic problems.