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.
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
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