Handgrip strength and socially dominant behavior in male adolescents

Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 229-243

  Gallup, Andrew C ^a   O'Brien, Daniel T ^a   White, Daniel D ^b   Wilson, David Sloan ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Aggression; Dominance; Handgrip strength; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955836018     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14747049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147470491000800207     Document Type: Article

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