Testosterone and romance: The association of testosterone with relationship commitment and satisfaction in heterosexual men and women

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 553-555

  Hooper, Ann E Caldwell ^a   Gangestad, Steven W ^a   Thompson, Melissa Emery ^a   Bryan, Angela D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LOVE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALIVA; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; LOVE; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SALIVA; SELF REPORT; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958080474     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21188     Document Type: Article

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