Effects of the premenstrual syndrome on facial expressions of sadness

Maß, Reinhard; Moll, Bettina; Hölldorfer, Marion; Wiedemann, Klaus; Richter‐Appelt, Hertha; Dahme, Bernhard; Wolf, Karsten D.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9450.2008.00645.x

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“…It remains unclear whether the unexpected findings in the depressor muscle site in the present study are due to the young age of our participants or results from more general methodological issues in the adult literature. Notably, the lack of muscular activity involved in pulling the corners of the mouth is in agreement with other EMG studies that have failed to show increases in depressor activity following sad stimuli (Mass et al, 2008;Oberman et al, 2009;Schwartz et al, 1976). Future studies should reconsider recording activation in the depressor muscle, even more since our results suggest that a differentiation between mimicry in response to negative emotional facial expressions can also be made when recording a combination of corrugator and frontalis activity.…”

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Electromyographic responses to emotional facial expressions in 6–7year olds: A feasibility study

Deschamps

Schutte

Kenemans

et al. 2012

International Journal of Psychophysiology

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Electromyographic responses to emotional facial expressions in 6–7year olds: A feasibility study

Deschamps

Schutte

Kenemans

et al. 2012

International Journal of Psychophysiology

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“…One study found people with PMS symptoms produced more sad facial expressions when viewing emotionally charged stimuli during the luteal phase. 37 Another study asked people about their experience of negative, positive, and neutral life events over different timelines (ranging from the past month to the past 3 years). 38 When tested in the late-follicular phase, PMS symptoms were positively associated with reporting more negative life events and less positive life events.…”

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Symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and cycle phase are associated with enhanced facial emotion detection: An online cross-sectional study

Boboc,

Oinonen

2024

Womens Health (Lond Engl)

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Background: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a depressive disorder affecting 5%–8% of people with menstrual cycles. Despite evidence that facial emotion detection is altered in depressive disorders, with enhanced detection of negative emotions (negativity bias), minimal research exists on premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Objectives: The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of premenstrual dysphoric disorder symptoms and the premenstrual phase on accuracy and intensity at detection of facial emotions. Design: Cross-sectional quasi-experimental design. Method: The Facial Emotion Detection Task was administered to 72 individuals assigned female at birth with no premenstrual dysphoric disorder ( n = 30), and provisional PMDD ( n = 42), based on a retrospective Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders—Fifth Edition-based measure of premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Facial emotion detection was examined both irrespective of menstrual cycle phase, and as a function of premenstrual phase (yes, no). The task used neutral-to-emotional facial expression morphs (15 images/morph). Participants indicated the emotion detected for each image within the progressive intensity morph. For all six basic emotions (sad, angry, fearful, happy, disgust, and surprise), two scores were calculated: accuracy of responses and the intensity within the morph at which the correct emotion was first detected (image number). Results: Individuals reporting moderate/severe symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder had more accurate and earlier detection of disgust, regardless of cycle phase. In addition, those with provisional premenstrual dysphoric disorder detected sad emotions earlier. A premenstrual dysphoric disorder group × cycle phase interaction also emerged: individuals reporting premenstrual dysphoric disorder symptoms were more accurate at detecting facial emotions during the premenstrual phase compared to the rest of the cycle, with a large effect size for sad emotions. Conclusion: The findings suggest enhanced facial emotion processing in individuals reporting symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder, particularly for sadness and disgust. However, replication is required with larger samples and prospective designs. This premenstrual dysphoric disorder premenstrual emotion detection advantage suggests an adaptive cognitive mechanism in premenstrual syndrome/premenstrual dysphoric disorder, and challenges stigma surrounding premenstrual experiences.

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Processing emotions: Effects of menstrual cycle phase and premenstrual symptoms on the startle reflex, facial EMG and heart rate

Armbruster

Grage

Kirschbaum

et al. 2018

Behavioural Brain Research

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Effects of the premenstrual syndrome on facial expressions of sadness

Abstract: The PMS group experienced various visual stimuli in a more depressed way during the luteal phase.

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Electromyographic responses to emotional facial expressions in 6–7year olds: A feasibility study

Electromyographic responses to emotional facial expressions in 6–7year olds: A feasibility study

Symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and cycle phase are associated with enhanced facial emotion detection: An online cross-sectional study

Processing emotions: Effects of menstrual cycle phase and premenstrual symptoms on the startle reflex, facial EMG and heart rate

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