Is testosterone linked to human aggression? A meta-analytic examination of the relationship between baseline, dynamic, and manipulated testosterone on human aggression

2019/12/28 by S.N. Geniole, Brian M. Bird, B.M. Bird +6 · 1 voice · 30 citations
Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior #Hormonal and reproductive studies #Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment

paper · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.104644

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Discussions

• Rebuttal 5 – Testosterone “Men are more likely to commit acts of sexual violence because testosterone makes people more aggressive.” Response The link between testosterone and aggression has been grea [bsky, 0 points, 1 comments]