Testosterone and men's stress responses to gender threats

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-11

  Andrew Caswell, T ^a   Bosson, Jennifer K ^a   Vandello, Joseph A ^a   Sellers, Jennifer Guinn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Cortisol; Manhood; Neuroendocrinology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893136129     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031394     Document Type: Article

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