The Social Stigma of Menstruation

Fact or Fiction

Bibliographic Data

ID12005443
AuthorsRobin M Kowalski (0000-0002-9667-3116, Western Carolina University, corresponding author), Tracy Chapple (Western Carolina University)
Year2000
Volume24
Issue1
Pages74-80
Publication date2000-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychology of Women Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-6843 • E-ISSN: 1471-6402
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1111/j.1471-6402.2000.tb01023.x
OpenAlexW1606159784
LanguageEN
Citations received31
References cited21

In a study examining the effects of a social stigma on impression management concerns, 28 menstruating and 30 nonmenstruating women were interviewed by a male confederate who either was or was not aware of their menstrual condition. Relative to menstruating women who thought the interviewer was unaware of their menstrual condition, menstruating women who believed that the interviewer knew they were menstruating perceived that the interviewer liked them less, yet were less motivated to make an impression on him. Nonmenstruating women reported more self-presentational motivation and perceived that the interviewer viewed them more positively than he did the menstruating women. These results suggest that the interviewer's knowledge of their menstrual condition inhibited menstruating women's self-presentational motivation. Implications of this social stigma for interpersonal relationships are discussed

Developmental psychology · Impression management · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Interview · Menstruation · Presentational and representational acting · Psychiatry · Stigma (botany · Clinical Psychology · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Medicine · Menstrual Health and Disorders · Psychology · Social Psychology

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