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dc.contributor.authorPine, K.
dc.contributor.authorFletcher, Ben
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-26T10:19:57Z
dc.date.available2010-10-26T10:19:57Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationPine , K & Fletcher , B 2011 , ' Women’s spending behaviour is menstrual-cycle sensitive ' , Personality and Individual Differences , vol. 50 , no. 1 , pp. 74-78 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2010.08.026
dc.identifier.issn0191-8869
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 194189
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 87d26b4f-2d13-4f38-bb46-a6d4d49cf023
dc.identifier.otherdspace: 2299/4921
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 77957928059
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/4921
dc.descriptionOriginal article can be found at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01918869 Copyright Elsevier Ltd.
dc.description.abstractWhen considering why women are more prone to money pathologies than men the influence of ovarian hormones cannot be ruled out. The phases of the menstrual-cycle are known to have a range of behavioural, psychological and physical correlates. It is well documented, for example, that women are more rational and controlled post-ovulation, but experience a rise in impulsive behaviour, anxiety and irritability during the pre-menstrual (or luteal) phase. At ovulation, or peak fertility, it has been shown that women adapt their dress style to impress men – known as the ornamentation effect. However, to date the role of fluctuating ovarian hormones on female economic behaviour has been largely ignored. This article reports the findings from a survey of 443 females, aged 18–50, reporting their spending in the previous seven days and their menstrual-cycle phase, follicular, mid-cycle or luteal. Women in the luteal phase were significantly less controlled and more impulsive than women earlier in their cycle. A significant correlation was also found for over-spending, lack of control and buyers’ remorse with day of cycle. These findings suggest that the adverse impact of ovarian hormones upon self-regulation may account for impulsive and excessive economic behaviour in women.en
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofPersonality and Individual Differences
dc.rightsOpen
dc.subjectimpulsivity
dc.subjecthormones
dc.subjectself-regulation
dc.subjectspending
dc.subjectwomen
dc.titleWomen’s spending behaviour is menstrual-cycle sensitiveen
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Psychology
dc.contributor.institutionPsychology
dc.contributor.institutionApplied and Practice-based Research
dc.contributor.institutionHealth & Human Sciences Research Institute
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Life and Medical Sciences
dc.contributor.institutionBehaviour Change in Health and Business
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
dc.relation.schoolSchool of Life and Medical Sciences
dcterms.dateAccepted2011
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rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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