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Importance of considering testosterone–cortisol interactions in predicting human aggression and dominance
Author(s) -
Carré Justin M.,
Mehta Pranjal H.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
aggressive behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1098-2337
pISSN - 0096-140X
DOI - 10.1002/ab.20407
Subject(s) - aggression , dominance (genetics) , poison control , psychology , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , testosterone (patch) , suicide prevention , medical emergency , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , endocrinology , biology , biochemistry , gene
A novel “field” study recently published in Aggressive Behavior found that individual differences in baseline testosterone concentrations were positively correlated with endorsement of political aggression and that baseline cortisol concentrations were negatively correlated with self‐reported aggression among Palestinian boys living in Gaza. Here, we discuss recent evidence indicating that testosterone and cortisol interact to predict competitive, aggressive, and dominant behaviors and urge researchers collecting both hormones to perform and report analyses that formally test for such interaction effects. Aggr. Behav. 37:489–491, 2011. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.