Changes in ritualized behavior during the menstrual cycle

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Changes in ritualized behavior during the menstrual cycle

KUNDTOVÁ KLOCOVÁ, Eva, Radek KUNDT and Jan KRÁTKÝ

Basic information

Original name

Changes in ritualized behavior during the menstrual cycle

Authors

KUNDTOVÁ KLOCOVÁ, Eva, Radek KUNDT and Jan KRÁTKÝ

Edition

European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association (EHBEA), online, 19-22 April 2022, Leipzig, Germany, 2022

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

60304 Religious studies

Country of publisher

Germany

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords in English

ritualized behavior; stress; anxiety; menstrual cycle; stress changes

Abstract

V originále

Recent research started to examine the adaptive value of ritualized behavior and one hypothesized function includes positive effects on individual health and survival. In humans and non-human animals, ritualized behavior has been linked to states of intense stress and anxiety in a range of studies. Moreover, in humans, the emergence of ritualized behavior has been observed in situations of perceived uncertainty, be it unpredictability of physical danger or a threat to social status. It remains, however, unclear whether ritualized behavior occurs spontaneously also in common, less intense anxiogenic situations. As a suitable naturally occurring condition allowing within-subject comparison, we used state anxiety fluctuations within the menstrual cycle, specifically the luteal phase anxiety and stress changes, as possible sources of spontaneous ritualization. In a pre-registered longitudinal study (36 days), free-cycling female participants regularly marked their day of the cycle, symptoms connected with the menstrual cycle, levels of anxiety, and activities they performed. These activities were evaluated by independent coders on the characteristics of ritualized behavior. The main prediction of the study is that psychological changes, specifically heightened anxiety, and perceived stress during the luteal phase, would lead to both an increase in the types of ritualized behaviors and higher intensity of those behaviors. We report on the results and how they connect to the theorized anxiety management function of ritual systems.

Links

MUNI/A/1435/2021, interní kód MU

Name: Velké otázky ve studiu náboženství: Snaha o propojování humanitní a přírodovědné expertízy (Acronym: VESNA)

Investor: Masaryk University

Citovat

KUNDTOVÁ KLOCOVÁ, Eva, Radek KUNDT and Jan KRÁTKÝ. Changes in ritualized behavior during the menstrual cycle. In European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association (EHBEA), online, 19-22 April 2022, Leipzig, Germany. 2022.

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KUNDTOVÁ KLOCOVÁ, Eva, Radek KUNDT and Jan KRÁTKÝ. Changes in ritualized behavior during the menstrual cycle. In \textit{European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association (EHBEA), online, 19-22 April 2022, Leipzig, Germany}. 2022.

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