Anger and testosterone: Evidence that situationally-induced anger relates to situationally-induced testosterone

Emotion

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 899-902

  Peterson, Carly K ^a   Harmon Jones, Eddie ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Approach motivation; Ostracism; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SALIVA; SOCIAL DISTANCE; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874483945     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025300     Document Type: Article

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