Effects of menstrual cycle and neuroticism on females' emotion regulation

Wu, Mengying; Zhou, Renlai; Huang, Yamei

doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2014.10.003

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“…Particularly, the variables of timing of menstrual periods and marital status played a role in the relation between suicide ideation and positive affective instability. Prior research has shown that participants report more suicide attempts during the menstrual period (Wu et al, 2014), and women experiencing menstruation are more likely to report affective instability (Romans et al, 2012). Additionally, marital status has been found to be strongly related to suicidal ideation (Tran Thi Thanh et al, 2006).…”

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“…However, little is known about the direct relationship between positive affective instability and suicidal ideation. Moreover, differences in hormonal variations between females and males may relate to the higher levels of affective instability reported among females (Wu et al, 2014). Perhaps relatedly, suicidal ideation for women appears to occur more frequently during the menstrual cycle (Smith et al, 2015).…”

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Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation and Its Association with Positive Affect in Working Women: A Day Reconstruction Study

Tian

Yang

2017

Front. Psychol.

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The suicide rate for females in China is the second highest worldwide, and China is the only country in the world in which the rate of suicides is higher for women than men. Affective instability has been shown to be a strong predictor of suicidal ideation, particularly among women. However, prior research has mainly focused on the impact of women's negative affect on suicidal ideation, ignoring the influence of positive affect on suicidal ideation. Studies have revealed that hopelessness, which is 1.3 times more important than depression for explaining suicidal ideation, is driven more by low levels of positive affect than by high levels of negative affect. Although positive affect has also been found to be related to suicidal ideation, and it demonstrates independent, beneficial effects on mental health, much remains to be learned about the association between positive affective instability and suicidal ideation. Therefore, we investigated the prevalence of suicidal ideation among Chinese working women and explored the differences between working women with and without suicidal ideation in the intensity and daily variability of positive affect. A total of 222 young working women of ages 22–36 years (M = 27.64, SD = 3.73) were recruited from a free weekend psychology lecture. The women subsequently completed a daily diary Day Reconstruction Method (DRM) as well as a suicidal ideation questionnaire. We used hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) to analyze the data, and the results showed that: (1) 10.81% of participates reported suicidal ideation, the intensity of positive affect (happiness, warmth/friendliness, interest and relaxation/calmness) was significantly lower for women with suicidal ideation compared to women without suicidal ideation; (2) differing diurnal patterns of positive emotions were observed between women with and without suicidal ideation; women with suicidal ideation demonstrated a significantly lower trend of growth and a higher volatility in happiness, warmth/friendliness, relaxation/calmness. Given that lower intensity of positive affect and greater affective instability significantly predicted suicidal ideation in Chinese women, researchers should pay more attention to the role of positive affect in female suicide prevention research and intervention efforts in the future.

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Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation and Its Association with Positive Affect in Working Women: A Day Reconstruction Study

Tian

Yang

2017

Front. Psychol.

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“…It also reveals, to the female, the normal functioning of her reproductive system (Biro et al, ; Gaudineau et al, ; Rees, ). Menstruation plays an important role in emotional regulation, and causes many symptoms such as headaches, fatigue, feeling of weight gain, abdominal and breast swelling, back pain, and joint pain (Wu et al, ). To our knowledge there is no study about physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and sexual maturation among Portuguese girls.…”

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Girls’ physical activity and sedentary behaviors: Does sexual maturation matter? A cross‐sectional study with HBSC 2010 Portuguese survey

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Matos

2015

American J Hum Biol

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“…headaches, abdominal and muscle pain, sadness, irritability, nervousness, sleeping difficulty, and dizziness) between girls and boys, it appears that girls report a higher level of symptoms [10,11]. Girls also present a lower health perception, in terms of selfimage and incidence of physical and mental symptoms, when compared to boys [8] In the study of risk behaviours associated with adolescence, it appears that in the post-pubertal period, girls have a higher consumption of alcohol than boys, are more likely to use inhalants and stimulants, and tend to start smoking before the opposite sex; while boys present a higher level of risk behaviours in other areas such as violent behaviours, engaging in fights, and accidents [12,13]. Early menarche constitutes a factor that enhances the predisposition to alcohol abuse and also the beginning of sexual activity at a premature age (before aged 15) [14], and in addiction to a higher rate of alcohol consumption, as well as an increased use of cigarettes and marijuana [15,16].…”

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“…Menstruation has an important role in emotional regulation and is associated with many physical symptoms during the menstrual cycle in girls [8]. Its beginning is related to a host of factors: physical, socioeconomic, environmental, ethnicity, body mass index (BMI), geography, and eating habits [3,9].…”

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Gender differences in risk behaviours: Does sexual maturation matter?

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Branquinho²,

Matos³

2015

Int Arch Med

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Background: Menarche is a milestone of entering puberty, representing an indicator of sexual maturity and revealing normal physical, biological, psychological, and emotional development. This study aimed to compare pre-menarche girls, same age post-menarche girls, and boys according to risk behaviours.Methods: Participants (n=2608) completed a comprehensive survey regarding headache, irritability, feeling nervous, tobacco use, drinking beer, physical fighting, diet, and perception of health. Results:The prevalence of having headaches (p<0.001), being irritable or having a bad temper (p<0.001), feeling nervous (p<0.001), being on a diet (p<0.001) was significantly higher among post-menarche girls than boys and pre-menarche girls. Post-menarche girls had a poorer perception of health (p<0.001). After adjusted data for socioeconomic status and BMI, frequency of having headaches, bad temper and feeling nervous was higher for post-menarche girls.Conclusions: Specific school-based intervention is required so that the perception of well-being and social participation can be maintained during after menarche.

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Effects of menstrual cycle and neuroticism on females' emotion regulation

Cited by 26 publications

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Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation and Its Association with Positive Affect in Working Women: A Day Reconstruction Study

Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation and Its Association with Positive Affect in Working Women: A Day Reconstruction Study

Girls’ physical activity and sedentary behaviors: Does sexual maturation matter? A cross‐sectional study with HBSC 2010 Portuguese survey

Gender differences in risk behaviours: Does sexual maturation matter?

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