Date of Award
5-2026
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Department
Social Sciences
First Advisor
Schalles, Matthew
Second Advisor
Cook, Peter
Area of Concentration
Psychology and Biopsychology
Abstract
The present study is an exploratory mer ger between sociology, psychology, behavioral endocrinology, and cognitive neuroscience, all with a focus on menstrual studies. Past research regarding menstrual impact, attitudes, transdiagonstic pathology, and clinical cognitive reframes have inspire three research objectives: 1) Examine how the transdiagnostic Dimensional Affective Sensitivity to Hormones across the Menstrual Cycle (DASH-MC) framework is represented across the hormonal patterns of two consecutive cycles, 2) Investigate how perceptions of menstruation relate to these observed fluctuations, and 3) Utilize a gratitude intervention to try and promote positive menstrual meaning-making. Six female participants completed the study, providing insightful, valenced trends across two sets of periovulatory, mid-luteal, and perimenstural phases. Results suggest a variability of hormone sensitivity between consecutive cycles, an influential ordering effect of the Menstrual Joy Questionnaire (MJQ), and a potential cognitive resistance to menstrual acceptance.
Recommended Citation
Pratt, Abigail, "The author has granted New College of Florida the nonexclusive right to archive, make accessible, and distribute for educational purposes this work in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. The copyright of this work remains with the author." (2026). Theses & ETDs. 6928.
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/6928
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The author has granted New College of Florida the nonexclusive right to archive, make accessible, and distribute for educational purposes this work in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. The copyright of this work remains with the author.