The presence of a woman increases testosterone in aggressive dominant men

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 640-644

  van der Meij, Leander ^a,b   Buunk, Abraham P ^a   van de Sande, Johannes P ^a   Salvador, Alicia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggressive dominance; Challenge hypothesis; Mate attraction; Sexual experience; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SALIVA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54149112331     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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