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Primacy of organising effects of testosterone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 1998

Anne Campbell ,
Steven Muncer  and
Josie Odber
Anne Campbell
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, Durham University, Durham, England DH1 3LE [email protected]
Steven Muncer
Affiliation:
School of Health, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England TS1 3BA [email protected]@tees.ac.uk
Josie Odber
Affiliation:
School of Health, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England TS1 3BA [email protected]@tees.ac.uk
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Abstract

A test of a biosocial model is reported in which we found no impact of circulating testosterone on either status-seeking or aggression. The fact that sex differences in competitiveness and aggression appear in childhood strongly suggests that the major impact of testosterone is organisational. Whereas dominance and resources are linked among males, female aggression may be a function of pure resource competition, with no element of status-seeking.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , June 1998 , pp. 365
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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