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JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH
Volume 56, Issue 1, Pages 27-33Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00602-0
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mood; menstrual cycle; personality; women; work
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL-40406] Funding Source: Medline
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Objective: This study examined women's moods on work and off days during different phases of the menstrual cycle. Method: Self-reports of the moods angry, happy, sad, stressed, tired, and anxious were obtained on two work and two off days during the luteal and follicular phases of the menstrual cycle in 203 nurses. Individual differences in anger expression, anxiety, and hostility were assessed. Results: Ratings of anxious, stressed, and tired were higher and happy and sad were lower on the workday than the off day. Menstrual cycle phase was associated with mood differences depending on the day (work, off work) and individual differences in personality traits. Conclusions: The experience of moods in everyday life is affected by overall levels of stress and phase of the menstrual cycle. The findings suggest the need to refine sociopsychobiological and clinical models of mood regulation and of risk for disease. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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