Testosterone is related to deviance in male army veterans, but relationships are not moderated by cortisol

Biological Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 72-76

  Mazur, Allan ^a   Booth, Alan ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominance and aggression; Influence of cortisol; Men's testosterone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARMY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG TRAFFIC; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VETERAN; VIET NAM; VIOLENCE;

DOMINANCE AND AGGRESSION; INFLUENCE OF CORTISOL; MEN'S TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTOSTERONE; VETERANS;

EID: 84891095840     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.11.015     Document Type: Article

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