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Testosterone and Aggression in a Simulated Crisis Game

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  • Rose McDermott

    (University of California, Santa Barbara)

  • Dominic Johnson

    (University of Edinburgh, UK)

  • Jonathan Cowden

    (University of California, Santa Barbara)

  • Stephen Rosen

    (Olin Institute for Strategic Studies at Harvard University)

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of testosterone on aggression in a crisis simulation game. We found a significant positive relationship between levels of testosterone and aggression. Men were much more likely to engage in aggressive action than women. They were more likely to lose their fights as well. Since testosterone was around five times higher among men, and men engage in such fights more than women, there is an automatic statistical link between testosterone and aggression that is hard to separate from other possible gender-based causes.

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  • Rose McDermott & Dominic Johnson & Jonathan Cowden & Stephen Rosen, 2007. "Testosterone and Aggression in a Simulated Crisis Game," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 614(1), pages 15-33, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:614:y:2007:i:1:p:15-33
    DOI: 10.1177/0002716207305268
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