Motivation and reward processing across sex/gender and the menstrual cycle: a biopsychosocial perspective
Motivational behaviour in effort-based decision-making is more related to dynamic sex/gender-related factors and menstrual cycle phases overall than to short-term steroid hormone fluctuations. Our findings emphasise the importance of integrating biological, psychosocial, and physiological factors when investigating motivation. Our research has potential implications for personalised interventions and treatment of motivational deficits.
Authors
- Andreas Frick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2516-9075)
- Kristin Kaduk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2322-1204)
- Melina Grahlow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8271-475X)
- Anne Kühnel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3066-3801)
- Sophie Mathis
- Birgit Dernt
- Nils B. Kroemer
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- University of Bonn (DE)
- Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum e.V. (DE)
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- University of Tübingen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biology of Sex Differences
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-026-00853-5
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00