THYROID-HORMONE CORRELATES OF SENSATION SEEKING AND ANXIETY IN HEALTHY-HUMAN FEMALES

被引:13
作者
BALADA, F
TORRUBIA, R
ARQUE, JM
机构
[1] UNIV AUTONOMA BARCELONA,DEPT FISIOL,BARCELONA,SPAIN
[2] UNIV AUTONOMA BARCELONA,FAC MED,UNITAT PSICOL MED,BARCELONA,SPAIN
关键词
SENSATION SEEKING SCALE; STATE-TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SUSCEPTIBILITY TO PUNISHMENT SCALE; THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE; THYROXINE;
D O I
10.1159/000118839
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The present study explores the relationships among a number of personality measures (the Sensation-Seeking Scale, SSS; the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Susceptibility to Punishment Scale) and some parameters of the pituitary-thyroid axis. The study was carried out on a group of 37 physically and mentally fit female volunteers, none of whom had a personal history of psychiatric or endocrinologic illness. The subjects were controlled for the menstrual cycle. The most relevant result was a significant negative relationship between the SSS score and plasma basal levels of thyroxine (T4) and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). Interaction between T4 and TSH levels with trait anxiety was also observed.
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页数:6
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