Abstract
The present study explores the relationships among a number of personality measures (the Sensation-Seeking Scale. SSS: the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Susceptibility to Punishment Scale) and some parameters of the pituitary-thyroid axis. The study was carried out on a group of 37 physically and mentally fit female volunteers, none of whom had a personal history of psychiatric or endocrinologic illness. The subjects were controlled for the menstrual cycle. The most relevant result was a significant negative relationship between the SSS score and plasma basal levels of thyroxine (T<inf>4</inf>and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). Interaction between T<inf>4</inf>and TSH levels with trait anxietv was also observed. © 1992 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 208-213 |
Journal | Neuropsychobiology |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1992 |
Keywords
- Sensation seeking scale
- State-trait anxiety inventory
- Susceptibility to punishment scale
- Thyroid-stimulating hormone
- Thyroxine