Romantic involvement often reduces men's testosterone levels - But not always: The moderating role of extrapair sexual interest

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 642-651

  McIntyre, Matthew ^a,e   Gangestad, Steven W ^b   Gray, Peter B ^c   Chapman, Judith Flynn ^a   Burnham, Terence C ^d,f   O'Rourke, Mary T ^a   Thornhill, Randy ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d Harvard University ^*

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Mating effort; Men; Relationship status; Romantic involvement; Sexual interests; Sexual selection; Sociosexuality; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOVE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXTRAMARITAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOVE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33750168876     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.91.4.642     Document Type: Article

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