Male testosterone linked to high social dominance but low physical aggression in early adolescence

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1322-1330

  Schaal, Benoist ^a   Tremblay, Richard E ^b   Soussignan, Robert ^c   Susman, Elizabeth J ^d  

^a Stn de Physiol de la Reproduction   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c University of Champagne   (France)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

physical aggression; puberty; social dominance; testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0029848443     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199610000-00019     Document Type: Article

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