Open AccessMenstrual Cycle Phase Effects in the Gender Dimorphic Stress Cue Reactivity of Smokers
Author(s) -
Michael E. Saladin,
Jennifer M. Wray,
Matthew J. Carpenter,
Erin A. McClure,
Steven D. LaRowe,
Himanshu P. Upadhyaya,
Kevin M. Gray
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
nicotine and tobacco research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1469-994X
pISSN - 1462-2203
DOI - 10.1093/ntr/ntu203
Subject(s) - luteal phase , follicular phase , menstrual cycle , craving , psychology , cue reactivity , arousal , reactivity (psychology) , physiology , young adult , medicine , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , hormone , psychiatry , social psychology , alternative medicine , pathology , addiction
We previously reported that female smokers evidence greater subjective craving and stress/emotional reactivity to personalized stress cues than males. The present study employed the same dataset to assess whether females in the follicular versus luteal phase of the menstrual cycle accounted for the gender differences.