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title: How do people's beliefs about PMS affect how they view women?
description: This student paper found that negative beliefs about menstruation and PMS influence how both men and women judge women's behavior.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/it-s-just-an-excuse-to-be-bitchy-male-and-female-perceptions-of-premenstrual-2010/
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Study, 2010

# How do people's beliefs about PMS affect how they view women?

This student paper found that negative beliefs about menstruation and PMS influence how both men and women judge women's behavior.

 Early or limited evidence

University peers surveyed by a student during a seminar

## What they did

A student asked peers about their perceptions and beliefs about menstruating women and PMS during a sociology seminar.

## What they found

Pre-existing negative ideas about menstruation and PMS influence the way both women and men view, explain, or excuse women's behavior in personal and professional life.

## What it means for you

This student project suggests stereotypes about PMS may affect how women are treated. However, this is a small student survey, not a formal research study.

## About the study

Original title "It's Just an Excuse to be Bitchy": Male and Female Perceptions of Premenstrual Syndrome Authors Hannah Gross Eskin Journal Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium) Year 2010 Study design Study What was tested None Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.13016/m22b13](https://doi.org/10.13016/m22b13)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/)

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