Are occupational interests hormonally influenced? The 2D:4D-interest nexus

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 376-380

  Hell, Benedikt ^a   Päßler, Katja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

2D:4D; Hormonal influences; Occupational interests; Occupational segregation; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959361218     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.05.033     Document Type: Article

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