Dominance and prestige as differential predictors of aggression and testosterone levels in men

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 345-351

  Johnson, Ryan T ^a   Burk, Joshua A ^b   Kirkpatrick, Lee A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Androgens; Domain specific self esteem; Dominance; Prestige; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547829530     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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