The role of testosterone in aggressive and non-aggressive risk-taking in adolescent boys

Vermeersch, Hans; T’Sjoen, Guy; Kaufman, Jean‐Marc; Vincke, Johny

doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.11.021

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“…They go beyond these studies by documenting how psychosocial variables may moderate the relationship between hormones and dominance, like earlier studies did with other forms of behaviour (Udry, 1988;Rowe et al, 2004;Booth et al, 2003;Updegraff et al, 2006;Vermeersch et al, 2008aVermeersch et al, , 2008b. Some issues, however, require further research.…”

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Gender Ideology, Same-Sex Peer Group Affiliation and the Relationship Between Testosterone and Dominance in Adolescent Boys and Girls

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Summary.Although the role of testosterone in the aetiology of social dominance is often suggested, surprisingly few studies have addressed the relationship between sex steroid hormones and dominance as a personality trait. In this paper, the relationship between testosterone and dominance is studied in a sample of adolescent boys and girls, taking into account the moderating role of gender ideology and same-sex peer group orientation. A direct association between free testosterone (FT) and dominance was found in girls but not in boys. In boys, masculine ideology moderated the relationship between FT and dominance, while in girls the relationship between FT and dominance was moderated by same-sex peer group affiliation.

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“…The target group of this study was a population of third-grade students (14 to 15 years old) selected within an educational setting in Belgium (Vermeersch et al, 2008a(Vermeersch et al, , 2008b. In exchange for their participation, students were given an incentive.…”

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“…AR sensitivity appears to be negatively correlated with the length of CAG repeats, and as such, should produce larger phenotypic effects of androgens among those with relatively shorter CAG repeat lengths (Chamberlain et al, 1994;Choong et al, 1996). Indeed, recent evidence suggests that basal T concentrations are positively correlated with aggressive and non-aggressive risktaking behaviour, but only among individuals with short CAG repeats (Vermeersch et al, 2008). Furthermore, positive correlations between T and impulsivity are only found among individuals with shorter CAG repeat lengths (Aluja et al, 2015).…”

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Effects of exogenous testosterone and mating context on men's preferences for female facial femininity

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Correlational research suggests that men show greater attraction to feminine female faces when their testosterone (T) levels are high. Men's preferences for feminine faces also seem to vary as a function of relationship context (short versus long-term).However, the relationship between T and preferences for female facial femininity has yet to be tested experimentally. This thesis examined the causal role of T in modulating preferences for facial femininity across both short and long-term mating contexts, using two separate experiments. Results of Experiment 1 (within-subject design, n = 24)showed that participants significantly preferred feminized versus masculinized versions of women's faces. Further, participants showed a stronger preference for feminine female faces in the short-versus the long-term context after they received T, but not after they received placebo. Post-hoc analyses suggest that this effect was driven by a lower preference for feminine faces in the long-term context when on T relative to placebo.Results from Experiment 2 (between-subject design, n = 93) were highly consistent with those of Experiment 1: men demonstrated a significant preference for feminized female faces in the short-versus the long-term context after T, but not after placebo administration, and this effect was driven by lower preferences for feminine faces in the long-term context when on T relative to placebo. Collectively, these findings provide the first causal evidence that T modulates men's preferences for facial femininity as a function of mating context.

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“…Why do roamers have the highest testosterone levels? Roamers might benefit from the anxiolytic (fear-reducing) effect of high testosterone levels (Aikey et al 2002;Vermeersch et al 2008). Roamers have 10 times larger home ranges than philopatrics and more than three times larger home ranges than territorial breeders, overlapping the home ranges of several groups.…”

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Testosterone Levels in Dominant Sociable Males Are Lower than in Solitary Roamers: Physiological Differences between Three Male Reproductive Tactics in a Sociably Flexible Mammal

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Pillay³

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The American Naturalist

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abstract:The relative plasticity hypothesis predicts that alternative tactics are associated with changes in steroid hormone levels. In species with alternative male reproductive tactics, the highest androgen levels have usually been reported in dominant males. However, in sociable species, dominant males show amicable behaviors to gain access to females, which might conflict with high testosterone levels. We compared testosterone, corticosterone, and resting metabolic rate in male striped mice (Rhabdomys pumilio) following a conditional strategy with three different reproductive tactics: (i) philopatric group-living males, (ii) solitary-living roamers, (iii) dominant but sociable group-living territorial breeders. Philopatrics had the lowest testosterone but highest corticosterone levels, suggesting that they make the best of a bad job. Dominant territorial breeders had lower testosterone levels than roamers, which have a lower competitive status. Roamers had the highest testosterone levels, which might promote risky behavior, such as invading territories defended by territorial males. Roamers also had lower resting metabolic rates than either type of group-living males. Our results suggest that dominant males' testosterone levels reflect a trade-off between low testosterone amicable behavior and high testosterone dominance behavior.

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The role of testosterone in aggressive and non-aggressive risk-taking in adolescent boys

Cited by 83 publications

References 49 publications

Gender Ideology, Same-Sex Peer Group Affiliation and the Relationship Between Testosterone and Dominance in Adolescent Boys and Girls

Gender Ideology, Same-Sex Peer Group Affiliation and the Relationship Between Testosterone and Dominance in Adolescent Boys and Girls

Effects of exogenous testosterone and mating context on men's preferences for female facial femininity

Testosterone Levels in Dominant Sociable Males Are Lower than in Solitary Roamers: Physiological Differences between Three Male Reproductive Tactics in a Sociably Flexible Mammal

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