Exogenous Testosterone Enhances the Reactivity to Social Provocation in Males.

ABSTRACT: Testosterone affects human social behavior in various ways. While testosterone effects are generally associated with muscular strength and aggressiveness, human studies also point towards enhanced status-seeking motives after testosterone administration. The current study tested the causal influence of exogenous testosterone on male behavior during a competitive provocation paradigm. In this double blind, randomized, placebo (PL)-controlled study, 103 males were assigned to a PL or testosterone group receiving a colorless PL or testosterone gel. To induce provocation, males played a rigged reaction time game against an ostensible opponent. When participants lost, the opponent subtracted money from the participant who in return could subtract money from the ostensible opponent. Participants

SUBMITTER: Wagels L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5840258 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature