RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN QUALITY OF LIFE & JOB PERFORMANCE AMONG WOMEN WITH PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER

The Premenstrual Dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is characterized by recurrent, varying physical, psychological, and emotional symptoms that appear 7–14 days prior to the start of menstruation and are relieved by the onset of menstruation in women, typically between ages of 20 and 40. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of Quality of Life on Job Performance among women with PMDD. In the present study following the survey design, questionnaire was used for data collection. The present study consisted of 400 working women wherein 193 (48.3%) were married and 207 (51.7%) were unmarried females. The women were selected from 6 different designations including teachers, doctors, nurses, bankers, lawyers and office assistants. The study was conducted in different areas of KPK. Informed consent was taken from participants. The data was analyzed on SPSS, and results were computed by applying t-test and correlation and hierarchical regression. The results show that there is significant relationship among premenstrual dysphoria, quality of life and job performance. Similarly, it was concluded that premenstrual Dysphoria was negatively correlated with quality of life and job performance. The quality of life had a positive correlation with the job performance.