The hidden dimensions of the competition effect: Basal cortisol and basal testosterone jointly predict changes in salivary testosterone after social victory in men

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1855-1865

  Zilioli, Samuele ^a   Watson, Neil V ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competition; Cortisol; Dominance; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis; Testosterone; Videogame

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GAME; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA LEVEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL VICTORY; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SALIVA; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TESTOSTERONE; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866328436     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.03.022     Document Type: Article

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