dc.contributor.author | Pine, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Fletcher, Ben | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-10-26T10:19:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-10-26T10:19:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Pine , 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.issn | 0191-8869 | |
dc.identifier.other | dspace: 2299/4921 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/4921 | |
dc.description | Original article can be found at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01918869 Copyright Elsevier Ltd. | |
dc.description.abstract | When 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.format.extent | 231760 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Personality and Individual Differences | |
dc.subject | impulsivity | |
dc.subject | hormones | |
dc.subject | self-regulation | |
dc.subject | spending | |
dc.subject | women | |
dc.title | Women’s spending behaviour is menstrual-cycle sensitive | en |
dc.contributor.institution | Department of Psychology | |
dc.contributor.institution | Psychology | |
dc.contributor.institution | Applied and Practice-based Research | |
dc.contributor.institution | Health & Human Sciences Research Institute | |
dc.contributor.institution | School of Life and Medical Sciences | |
dc.contributor.institution | Behaviour Change in Health and Business | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1016/j.paid.2010.08.026 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
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