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Dominance and aggression over the life course: Timing and direction of causal influences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 1998

John N. Constantino
John N. Constantino
Affiliation:
Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO 63110-1093 constantino@psychiatry.wustl.edu
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Abstract

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Studies of testosterone's effect on dominance are confounded by the effects of dominance experiences on testosterone. Furthermore, antisocial behavior tends to originate prepubertally, when testosterone levels are the same for aggressive males, nonaggressive males, and females. It seems more parsimonious to view variation in testosterone as an effect of dominance-related mood states than to invoke a reciprocal model.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , June 1998 , pp. 369
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© 1998 Cambridge University Press