The Effects of Being in a "New Relationship" on Levels of Testosterone in Men

Evolutionary Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 250-261

  Farrelly, Daniel ^a,b   Owens, Rebecca ^a   Elliott, Hannah R ^c   Walden, Hannah R ^d   Wetherell, Mark A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Mating strategies; Relationships; Sociosexual orientation; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; SECRETION (PROCESS); SEXUALITY; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941065419     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14747049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147470491501300116     Document Type: Article

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