Impaired reception of nonverbal cues in women with premenstrual tension syndrome.

Impaired reception of nonverbal cues in women with premenstrual tension syndrome.

Giannini A J; Sorger L G; Martin D M; Bates L

The Journal of psychology

1988

1988-11

The ability to perceive nonverbal facial cues was tested in 30 White, middle-class females. Pre- and post-menses responses of 15 subjects diagnosed as having Premenstrual Tension Syndrome (PMS) were compared to the responses of age-matched controls. Each subject was asked to interpret videotaped facial cues of individuals engaged in a gambling task. Interpretive ability fluctuated during the menstrual cycle and was significantly impaired during the premenstrual phase.

*Facial Expression; Adult; Cues; Female; Gambling; Humans; Menstrual Cycle; Premenstrual Syndrome/*psychology; Videotape Recording

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