Gonadal hormone correlates of sensation seeking and anxiety in healthy human females.
The present study focused on exploring the relationship between a number of personality measures (Sensation Seeking Scale, SSS; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI; and Susceptibility to Punishment Scale, SP) and some parameters of the pituitary-gonadal axis (FSH, LH and 17 beta-estradiol). The study was carried out with a group of 37 female volunteers. The subjects were physically and mentally fit. None of them had a personal history of psychiatric or endocrine illness. All subjects were studied at the beginning of the follicular phase. The most relevant results showed an 'inverted U shape' relationship between sensation seeking and plasma FSH levels. Lower Thrill and Adventure Seeking (TAS) scores were also found in subjects with higher levels of 17 beta-estradiol.
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Departament de Psicologia de la Salut, Facultat de Psicologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola, Spain.
Torrubia
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Arqué
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D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001007:Anxiety / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006065:Gonadotropins, Pituitary / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D010551:Personality / Q000502:physiology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012309:Risk-Taking
D006065:Gonadotropins, Pituitary; D004958:Estradiol