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Dysmenorrhea affects quality of life and contributes to absenteeism from school and work, thereby diminishing opportunities for successful psychosocial and cognitive development during adolescence. In adults, depression, anxiety, and smoking have an impact on menstrual cycles and dysmenorrhea. Associations between these problems have not been examined in adolescents. The purpose of this study was to examine relations between depressive symptoms and anxiety with menstrual symptoms. Smoking was examined as a moderator of this association.
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