title: Optimism, social support, and premenstrual dysphoria.
abstract: The relationships between dispositional optimism, social support, and mood and performance symptoms associated with the premenstrum were examined in a sample of 101 adult women. Optimism and satisfaction with one's level of social support were positively correlated. Optimism was related inversely to mood-related symptoms, even after controlling for the effects of social support. Optimism did not correlate with premenstrual performance impairment. Social support did not correlate with any premenstrual symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Fontaine
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology*; D001290:Attitude; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support