Introduction: Emotions and moods are significant influencers of individuals' attitudes towards themselves and others. Often, we forget that when we exhibit a negative attitude towards others, we are also affecting ourselves in the process. The response comes in the form of varying degrees of feelings and thinking could affect our personality.
Objectives: The study was to gain a deeper understanding of the various issues, challenges, and ways forward related to the menstrual health aspects of young women, as well as to explore the behavioral processes adopted in response to menstrual challenges and how these contribute to the emergence of behavioral and personality traits and attributes.
Methods: A qualitative study was carried out using five interviews and two FGDs after the workshop organized for this purpose, where more than 30 young women participated.
Results: The responses driven out of their affects, decision-making and behavior, in turn, impacted the development of behavioral and personality traits. Emotions gave feelings-positive and negative, were always in a mix, not consistently negative or positive. Therefore, emotions, moods, and affects were interrelated. Menstruation in this exploratory study is referred to as generating varying degrees of feelings and moods. Mood swings that led to the culmination of linking menstruation with the development of behavioral and personality traits. Dozens of emotions-anger, contempt, enthusiasm, envy, fear, frustration, disappointment, embarrassment, disgust, happiness, hate, hope, jealousy, joy, love, pride, surprise, sadness, boredom, content, and so on were also observed.
Conclusion: A direct consequence of various emotions may lead to the development of various behavioral patterns, ultimately shaping an individual's behavior and personality traits.
Keywords: Menstruation, Adolescent, Passivism, Design thinking, Personality, Emotions, Mood,
Srivastava V N, Kishore J, Kumari S, Kumari S, Srivastava S. Relationship
between Emotions and Moods during Menstruation and Development of
Behavioural and Personality Traits among Young Women.
Ind J Youth Adol Health. 2025;12(1):1-9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2349.2880.2024010
