The impact of anxiety sensitivity, bodily expectations, and cultural beliefs on menstrual symptom reporting: A test of the menstrual reactivity hypothesis

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 615-633

  Sigmon, Sandra T ^a,b   Dorhofer, Diana M ^a   Rohan, Kelly J ^a   Boulard, Nina E ^a  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety sensitivity; Menstrual reactivity

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; EXPECTANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; CULTURE; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REACTION TIME; SENSATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034543646     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-6185(00)00054-2     Document Type: Article

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