Is personality involved in the expression of dysmenorrhea in patients with endometriosis?

Objective: To investigate whether a relationship exists between personality and expression of pain in women with endometriosis. Study Design: With use of the Rosenzweig picture frustration study, the personality of women with endometriosis was assessed. These results were then correlated with the ma...

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Published inAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology Vol. 169; no. 3; pp. 723 - 725
Main Authors Gomibuchi, Hideto, Taketani, Ywji, Doi, Misa, Yoshida, Koji, Mizukawa, Haruo, Kaneko, Minoru, Kohda, Kiyoko, Takei, Tokuro, Kimura, Yoshihide, Liang, Shan-Guang, Kaibara, Manabu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Mosby, Inc 01.09.1993
Subjects
Adult
Assertiveness
dysmenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea - etiology
Dysmenorrhea - psychology
Endometriosis
Endometriosis - complications
Endometriosis - psychology
Female
Humans
Personality
Personality Tests
picture frustration study
Endometriosis
personality
picture frustration study
dysmenorrhea
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Summary:Objective: To investigate whether a relationship exists between personality and expression of pain in women with endometriosis. Study Design: With use of the Rosenzweig picture frustration study, the personality of women with endometriosis was assessed. These results were then correlated with the manifestation of pain. Results: Women without dysmenorrhea tended to be less assertive compared with women who complained of dysmenorrhea and women without endometriosis. Those women without dysmenorrhea showed a destructive attitude in face of a problem. Conclusions: Personality affected the expression of pain. Pain caused by endometriosis was influenced by each personality type.
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ISSN:0002-9378
1097-6868
DOI:10.1016/0002-9378(93)90651-X