Department of Psychology
Recent Submissions
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Symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder and cycle phase are associated with enhanced facial emotion detection: An online cross-sectional study
(Sage, 2024)Background: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a depressive disorder affecting 5%–8% of people with menstrual cycles. Despite evidence that facial emotion detection is altered in depressive disorders, with enhanced detection ... -
Revolutionizing Women’s health: the quest for materials for next-generation, non-hormonal intrauterine devices
(Springer Nature, 2024)With over 200 million users worldwide, copper intrauterine devices (Cu-IUDs) are the world’s most popular, non-hormonal, long-acting, and reversible contraception method. Cu-IUDs cause uncomfortable side effects such as ... -
Short-term responsive mating intentions increase with estradiol and testosterone across the menstrual cycle: scale development and an observational study
(MDPI, 2024)The extent to which estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone influence mating behavior across the menstrual cycle is unclear. The Proactive and Responsive Mating Strategies Scales (PARMSS) were developed to separately ... -
The hormonal sensitivity hypothesis : a review and new findings
(Elsevier, 2017)Previous women’s health practitioners and researchers have postulated that some women are particularly sensitive to hormonal changes occurring during reproductive events. We hypothesize that some women are particularly ... -
Emotional memory in oral contraceptive users : Negative stimuli are more forgettable
(Sage, 2019)Recent research suggests oral contraceptive use is associated with altered memory for emotional story information, blunted stress hormone responses to emotional stimuli, and altered structure or function of the amygdala ... -
Psychometric Properties of a DSM-5-Based Screening Tool for Women's Perceptions of Premenstrual Symptoms
(Sage, 2021)A premenstrual screening tool is needed when time constraints and attrition limit the feasibility of daily ratings. The present study examines the utility of a novel, 33-item, retrospective, dimensional, DSM-5-based, ...