Marván M L, Cortés-Iniestra S
Departamento de Psicologia and Centro de Calidad de Vida, Universidad de las Américas-Puebla, Mexico.
Health Psychol. 2001 Jul;20(4):276-80. doi: 10.1037//0278-6133.20.4.276.
The present study investigated the relationship between women's beliefs about the prevalence of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and biases in recall of premenstrual changes. Forty-nine women completed the Moos Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (R. H. Moos, 1968) both retrospectively and prospectively. Afterward, they were asked about their beliefs concerning the prevalence of PMS. The women reported higher premenstrual changes when they completed the retrospective questionnaire. Seventy-five percent of the women believed that the majority of women have premenstrual changes. From this percentage, those who answered that the majority also experience PMS were more biased in their premenstrual changes in the retrospective assessment. Many women have a misperception about the meaning of PMS; consequently, they amplify their premenstrual changes in recall, reflecting women's cultural stereotypes rather than their actual experiences.
本研究调查了女性对经前综合征（PMS）患病率的信念与经前变化回忆偏差之间的关系。49名女性回顾性和前瞻性地完成了莫斯月经困扰问卷（R. H. 莫斯，1968年）。之后，她们被问及对PMS患病率的看法。当这些女性完成回顾性问卷时，她们报告的经前变化更大。75%的女性认为大多数女性有经前变化。从这个百分比来看，那些回答大多数女性也经历PMS的人在回顾性评估中对经前变化的偏差更大。许多女性对PMS的含义存在误解；因此，她们在回忆中夸大了经前变化，反映的是女性的文化刻板印象而非她们的实际经历。
