van den Akker O, Sharifian N, Packer A, Eves F
Health Care Women Int. 1995 May-Jun;16(3):263-72. doi: 10.1080/07399339509516177.
We investigated women's belief that they suffered from premenstrual syndrome (PMS) by monitoring patterns of symptom reporting over a 5-week period in relation to the underlying trait of negative affect. We expected that women reporting high negative affect would be more likely to report menstrual cycle distress than those reporting low negative affect. One hundred twenty-one women rated the typical occurrence and severity of premenstrual changes on a retrospective questionnaire and then made daily ratings of their changes for the duration of one cycle. In addition, they completed a questionnaire measuring positive and negative affect. Data analysis revealed a clear subgroup whose retrospective reports of premenstrual change were not substantiated by the cycle of their daily ratings. Although this subgroup also reported more negative affect, the magnitude of the effect was relatively small. The possible contribution of both negative outlook and the meaning of the self-identified label of PMS are discussed.
我们通过监测五周内症状报告模式与消极情绪这一潜在特质的关系，来研究女性认为自己患有经前综合征（PMS）的情况。我们预计，报告消极情绪程度高的女性比报告消极情绪程度低的女性更有可能报告月经周期困扰。121名女性在一份回顾性问卷上对经前变化的典型发生情况和严重程度进行评分，然后在一个周期内每天对自己的变化进行评分。此外，她们还完成了一份测量积极和消极情绪的问卷。数据分析揭示了一个明显的亚组，其对经前变化的回顾性报告并未得到每日评分周期的证实。尽管这个亚组也报告了更多的消极情绪，但其影响程度相对较小。本文讨论了消极观念以及自我认定的PMS标签的意义可能产生的影响。
