Endogenous testosterone and cortisol jointly influence reactive aggression in women

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 416-424

  Denson, Thomas F ^a   Mehta, Pranjal H ^b   Ho Tan, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cortisol; Dominance; Dual hormone hypothesis; Submission; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGGRESSION; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84875260794     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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