Testosterone dynamics and psychopathic personality traits independently predict antagonistic behavior towards the perceived loser of a competitive interaction

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 790-798

  Geniole, Shawn N ^a   Busseri, Michael A ^a   McCormick, Cheryl M ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Competition; Cortisol; Dictator game; Dominance; Estradiol; Sex differences; Status; Testosterone; Winner effect

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE; STATE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTAGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COLDHEARTEDNESS; COMPETITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEARLESS DOMINANCE; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF CENTERED IMPULSIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BLOOD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICTATOR GAME; DOMINANCE; HUMAN RELATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCES; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; WINNER EFFECT; YOUNG ADULT;

AGGRESSION; COMPETITION; CORTISOL; DICTATOR GAME; DOMINANCE; ESTRADIOL; SEX DIFFERENCES; STATUS; TESTOSTERONE; WINNER EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY TESTS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887138497     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2013.09.005     Document Type: Article

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