Intervention in Executive Functions and Emotional Self-Regulation in Adolescents With Primary Dysmenorrhea

Inclusion criteria Gender: menstruating individuals in late adolescence. * Age: 15 to 19 years. * Estimated IQ above 80. * With painful menstrual cycles (primary dysmenorrhea) without a prior gynecological diagnosis. * Students at the institution selected for the intervention. * Written expression of willingness and interest in participating in the program (informed consent in the case of minors) * Informed consent signed by parents (in the case of minors) or by the participants (in the case of adults). * Attendance of at least 70% of the intervention sessions. Exclusion criteria * Ages other than those previously indicated. * An estimated IQ below 80. * A prior gynecological diagnosis of a condition other than dysmenorrhea. * Pharmacological or hormonal treatment that could, in and of itself, interfere with executive functions, pain perception, and emotional regulation. * With psychiatric and/or neurological conditions that, in and of themselves, affect executive functions and emotional regulation. * With pain-free menstrual cycles. * Lack of interest or willingness to participate in the program * Lack of informed consent or assent. Elimination criteria * Voluntary withdrawal from the program. * Missing more than 30% of the sessions. * Withdrawal of informed consent (personal, from guardians, or institutional). * Receiving a diagnosis that meets any of the exclusion criteria during the -intervention program.