Are Sexual Desire and Sociosexual Orientation Related to Men's Salivary Steroid Hormones?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although it is widely assumed that men's sexual desire and interest in casual sex (i.e., sociosexual orientation) are linked to steroid hormone levels, evidence for such associations is mixed.

Methods

We tested for both longitudinal and cross-sectional relationships between salivary testosterone, cortisol, reported sexual desire and sociosexuality in a sample of 61 young adult men, each of whom was tested weekly on up to five occasions.

Results

Longitudinal analyses showed no clear relationships between steroid hormones and self-reported sexual desire or sociosexual orientation. Cross-sectional analyses showed no significant associations between average hormone levels and self-reported sexual desire. However, some aspects of sociosexuality, most notably desi

SUBMITTER: Stern J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7553893 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature