Effects of ethanol and psychomotor tests on state anxiety: interaction with menstrual cycle in women.
10 non-alcoholic women (ages 20 to 25 yr.) were administered drinks containing ethanol 0.0, 0.5, 0.8, and 1.2 g/kg. They then performed four complex psychomotor tasks. Immediately prior to drinking and after completing the tasks they were given the Spielberger State-Anxiety Inventory. Women were tested both during follicular and the luteal phases of their menstrual cycle. A significant positive correlation was found between increments in anxiety scores and blood ethanol levels in the luteal but not in the follicular phase.
D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001007:Anxiety / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008598:Menstruation; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000187:drug effects*
D000431:Ethanol