Submitting to defeat: Social anxiety, dominance threat, and decrements in testosterone

Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 764-768

  Maner, Jon K ^a   Miller, Saul L ^a   Schmidt, Norman B ^a   Eckel, Lisa A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; PHOBIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SALIVA; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SALIVA; SELF EFFICACY; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50249161941     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02154.x     Document Type: Article

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