College Womenʼs Attitudes and Expectations Concerning Menstrual-Related Changes

Brooks, Jeanne; Ruble, Diane N.; Clark, Anne B.

doi:10.1097/00006842-197709000-00002

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“…Unlike Wilcoxon's data, however, no "premenstrual" syndrome was reported. Additionally, consistent with other research (Wilcoxon et al, Cox and Santirocco, 1982;Brooks et al, 1977), menstrual distress for the average college woman does not appear excessive or incapacitating. This lack of significant symptomatology is probably attributable in part to the lack of a menstrual instructional set (Parlee, 1974) and to the fact that subjects were asked to rate how they felt at the time they completed the checklist.…”

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Menstrual symptoms in college students: A controlled study

Cox

1983

J Behav Med

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Thirty-five male and thirty-five female subjects completed daily a checklist consisting of 15 symptoms commonly associated with menstrual distress. Premenstrual, menstrual, and midcycle days' ratings were compared within and across groups. Males and females did not differ in symptom ratings during the premenstrual and midcycle periods. Females reported experiencing more sharp cramps, dull cramps, stomach pain, and bloating during the menstrual period. Females reported these symptoms to be only modestly distressing.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Menstrual symptoms in college students: A controlled study

Cox

1983

J Behav Med

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“…Several investigators in recent years (3)(4)(5)(6)(7) have presented compelling evidence for the influence of social and cultural factors in individual attitudes and experiences surrounding menstruation.…”

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Psychoendocrinology of the Menstrual Cycle: I. Enjoyment of Daily Activities and Moods

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Donnelly²,

Rose³

1979

Psychosomatic Medicine

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Thirty-three women participated in a study of the relationship between moods and enjoyment of activities during the menstrual cycle. All subjects had normal cycles and were screened for psychological health. None were taking oral contraceptives. Each subject filled out daily the Profile of Mood States (POMS) and the Social--Sexual Activities Log (SAAL). They also completed the Moos Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ) once a month. The SSAL was developed as part of this research in order to provide a means of assessing subjective enjoyment of daily activities. SSAL items were developed from semistructural individual interviews and assessed behavior across eight different categories. Results suggest that the SSAL is a reliable self-report instrument. Although there were no changes in either moods or enjoyment of activities as a function of cycle phase with either the POMS or the SSAL, scores on the MDQ showed the usual cycle-related differences. These findings raise questions concerning the validity of retrospective methods in general, and of the MDQ in particular, as techniques for assessment of personal distress during the menstrual cycle. Equally important, the results suggest that when changes in psychological states are assessed concurrently during the menstrual cycle, the fluctuations observed in a healthy population are minimal.

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“…Inadequate maternal preparation for menarche has also been implicated (Bloch, 1978;Koff, Rierdan & Sheingold, 1982). Research deriving from attribution theory has indicated that collegeaged female adolescents hold stereotypic beliefs about the severity of premenstrual and menstrual symptoms (Brooks, Ruble & Clark, 1977).…”

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The effects of rational-emotive therapy and relaxation training on premenstrual syndrome: A preliminary study

Morse

Bernard

Dennerstein

1989

J Rational-Emot Cognitive-Behav Ther

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Six female subjects who were between 31 and 44 years of age attended a premenstrual syndrome (PMS) clinic and participated in a group therapy program designed to alleviate their premenstrual symptoms. Rational-emotive therapy (RET) and relaxation training were offered in addition to ongoing progesterone treatment in an effort to alleviate severe psychological symptoms thought to be occasioned by the hormonal changes occurring during the premenstrual week. Pre-treatment assessments were carried out using Moos' Menstrual Distress Questionnaire, Broadbent's Cognitive Failures Questionnaire, and Eysenck's Personality Questionnaire. Additionally, levels of self-reported psychological and physical menstrual distress symptoms were estimated by the subjects at each premenstruum throughout the ten-week therapy program. At the end of the ten week therapy program hormone treatment was discontinued. Significant pre-test to post-test differences were found in a number of psychological and physical symptoms of menstrual distress, in cognitive functioning and neuroticism, following the combined group treatment. Improvements in psychological functioning during premenstruum were observed at a one-year follow-up. RET and relaxation together with hormonal therapy produced a substantial reduction in PMS symptoms in comparison with drug treatment alone.

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College Womenʼs Attitudes and Expectations Concerning Menstrual-Related Changes

Cited by 104 publications

References 13 publications

Menstrual symptoms in college students: A controlled study

Menstrual symptoms in college students: A controlled study

Psychoendocrinology of the Menstrual Cycle: I. Enjoyment of Daily Activities and Moods

The effects of rational-emotive therapy and relaxation training on premenstrual syndrome: A preliminary study

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