Thyroid hormone correlates of sensation seeking and anxiety in healthy human females.
The present study explores the relationships among a number of personality measures (the Sensation-Seeking Scale, SSS; the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Susceptibility to Punishment Scale) and some parameters of the pituitary-thyroid axis. The study was carried out on a group of 37 physically and mentally fit female volunteers, none of whom had a personal history of psychiatric or endocrinologic illness. The subjects were controlled for the menstrual cycle. The most relevant result was a significant negative relationship between the SSS score and plasma basal levels of thyroxine (T4) and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). Interaction between T4 and TSH levels with trait anxiety was also observed.
Balada
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Facultat de Psicologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Expaña.
Torrubia
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Arqué
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JM
D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000097:blood*; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology*; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000097:blood*
D013963:Thyroid Hormones