TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationships between serum estradiol, follicle-stimulating hormone concentrations, and gender-related identity
T2 - A study of perimenopausal women
AU - Hirokawa, Kumi
AU - Ochiai, Hirotaka
AU - Ooi, Nobuko
AU - Kawakami, Norito
PY - 2009/5
Y1 - 2009/5
N2 - The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among menopausal symptoms, serum estradiol (E2) levels, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) concentrations and gender-related identity as measured by the Communion-Agency Scale in Japanese perimenopausal women. Forty-eight women (mean age ± SD: 55.2 ± 5.1 years) voluntarily participated in the study. The results revealed that unmitigated communion was positively associated with menopausal symptoms and FSH, and negatively associated with E2. Among the items of unmitigated communion, 'I automatically rely on others' showed strong associations with the E2 and FSH levels and menopausal symptoms. The hormone data did not show any significant associations with depressive symptoms. Hormonal changes during the menopausal transition may legitimize the traditional constructions of negative femininity.
AB - The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among menopausal symptoms, serum estradiol (E2) levels, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) concentrations and gender-related identity as measured by the Communion-Agency Scale in Japanese perimenopausal women. Forty-eight women (mean age ± SD: 55.2 ± 5.1 years) voluntarily participated in the study. The results revealed that unmitigated communion was positively associated with menopausal symptoms and FSH, and negatively associated with E2. Among the items of unmitigated communion, 'I automatically rely on others' showed strong associations with the E2 and FSH levels and menopausal symptoms. The hormone data did not show any significant associations with depressive symptoms. Hormonal changes during the menopausal transition may legitimize the traditional constructions of negative femininity.
KW - Gender-related identity
KW - Menopausal symptoms
KW - Perimenopausal women
KW - Serum E2
KW - Serum FSH
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U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2009.01.026
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2009.01.026
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:62049083022
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 46
SP - 744
EP - 747
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
IS - 7
ER -