Menstrual cycle symptom reporting in three British ethnic groups

摘要: Three different British ethnic groups were targeted to assess the influence of learned or culturally prescribed symptom reporting behaviour across phases menstrual cycle. Forty-eight Afro-Caribbean, 73 Caucasian and 32 Oriental subjects completed a Positive/Negative Affectivity scale, Retrospective assessment premenstrual symptoms daily reports for 35 days. The results showed significantly elevated level symptomatology premenstrually menstrually in group compared both others. Analysis subscales suggested occurred psychological mood, body pain, but not mental performance social subscales. Intermenstrual Negative did differ between groups. A response bias underlying trait is therefore unlikely account selective observed. It that question learning variables playing an important role at cycle may be reopened.