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Warren, JG, Goodwin, L, Gage, SH and Rose, AK (2020) The effects of menstrual cycle stage and hormonal contraception on alcohol consumption and craving: A pilot investigation. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 5. ISSN 2666-4976
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Abstract
Background and aims: Although alcohol research often comments on observed sex differences (i.e. patterns of consumption), there is a lack of investigation into the reasons for these differences. For females, the regular hormonal fluctuations across the menstrual cycle are a potential influencing factor for alcohol consumption. In this pilot we aimed to investigate the relationship between menstrual cycle phase (follicular-phase [FP] and luteal-phase [LP]) and status (naturally-cycling [NC] and hormonal-contraception [HC]) on alcohol consumption and craving of casual drinkers, and identify potential influencing factors in this relationship. Methods: Study One: participants (n = 28; 15 HC, 13 NC) were either NC or HC (between subject factor: hormonal status) and attended two lab-based sessions corresponding with their FP and LP (within factor: cycle phase [NC] or time [HC]). Participants completed a mock alcohol taste-test, in addition to pre- and post-consumption measures of craving, anxiety, stress, and mood. Study Two: participants (n = 262; 144 HC, 118 NC) were either NC or HC (between subject factor) and completed an online study assessing menstrual cycle phase, alcohol use, craving, impulsivity, and stress. Results: Study One: A significant effect of cycle phase was found on alcohol craving (p = .019): craving was higher during the FP compared to the LP for NC participants, with HC participants showing no difference across sessions. There was no effect of phase or status on alcohol consumption, stress, or mood (ps > .05). Study Two: Regression analyses showed that age, craving, impulsivity and stress were significantly associated with alcohol consumption for NC participants (ps < .05), however only age and craving were associated with consumption for the HC participants (ps < .001). Conclusions: Alcohol craving was higher during the follicular, compared to the luteal, phase for the naturally cycling group, and different factors may be associated with drinking behaviour across women who are NC and those using HC. Future alcohol research should consider the menstrual cycle and contraceptive status for females.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Alcohol; Anxiety; Craving; Hormonal contraception; Impulsivity; Menstrual cycle; Mood; Stress |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics |
| Divisions: | Psychology (from Sep 2019) |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Oct 2022 11:09 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Oct 2022 11:15 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1016/j.cpnec.2020.100022 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/17832 |
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