The role of anxiety sensitivity in the experience of menstrual-related symptoms reported via daily diary
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The current study examined the interactive effects of Anxiety Sensitivity (AS) and menstrual cycle phase in the experience of menstrual-related symptoms. Participants were 55 community women who completed prospective tracking of menstrual-related symptoms across at least one full menstrual cycle using the Daily Record of Severity of Problems (DRSP) and completed the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ) once in their premenstrual and follicular cycle phases. Results revealed that women with higher levels of AS reported greater menstrual-related symptoms, regardless of cycle phase, as compared to women with lower levels of AS. These findings suggest that AS may be an important psychological factor involved in the experience of psychological and somatic symptoms across the menstrual cycle. Results are consistent with previous literature documenting the role of AS in menstrual-related symptoms as well as in other physical health conditions.
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Nillni et al. (2013) described that anxiety sensitivity levels determined typical menstrual cycle symptoms independent of phase of the cycle.
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- Authors
- Nillni, Y. I., Rohan, K. J., Mahon, J. N., Pineles, S. L., & Zvolensky, M. J.
- Affiliations
- Boston University (US)
- University of Vermont (US)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Nillni, Yael I.
- Venue
- Psychiatry Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-12
- Volume
- 210
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 564-569
- ISSN
- 0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6605776
- OpenAlex
- W1996305918
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 2.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (R36MH086170)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Keywords
- anxiety sensitivity, menstrual cycle phases, premenstrual symptoms, follicular phase, somatic symptoms, psychological symptoms, women's health
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Anxiety, Female, Humans, Menstrual Cycle, Predictive Value of Tests, Premenstrual Syndrome, Prospective Studies, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sensation, Sensitivity and Specificity, Severity of Illness Index, Socioeconomic Factors, Stress, Physiological, Panic Disorder, Young Adult
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