Thompson M L, Gick M L
Department of Psychology, Carleton University, K1S 5B6, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
J Psychosom Res. 2000 Aug;49(2):137-40. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3999(00)00149-5.
Fifty-six female undergraduates completed questionnaires regarding their menstrual symptoms, social learning experiences, and illness representations. The results showed that, compared to non-care-seekers, participants who had sought medical care for their menstrual symptoms reported more symptoms that had been problematic since menarche. Consistent with previous research, care-seekers reported more reinforcement for adolescent menstrual illness behaviours than non-care-seekers. Care-seekers also reported their symptoms as more serious and more difficult to ignore. The perceived seriousness and severity of symptoms were both correlated with reinforcement for adolescent menstrual symptoms. Lay referral was also a reported factor in care-seekers. The results of the present data are discussed with respect to previous research on care-seeking for menstrual and other symptoms.
56名女大学生完成了关于她们月经症状、社会学习经历和疾病表征的问卷调查。结果显示，与未寻求治疗者相比，因月经症状而寻求医疗护理的参与者报告了更多自初潮以来就有问题的症状。与先前的研究一致，寻求治疗者比未寻求治疗者报告了更多对青少年月经疾病行为的强化。寻求治疗者还报告他们的症状更严重且更难以忽视。症状的感知严重性和严重程度均与对青少年月经症状的强化相关。外行转诊也是寻求治疗者报告的一个因素。本文的数据结果结合先前关于月经及其他症状寻求治疗的研究进行了讨论。
