Reactive aggression tracks within ‐participant changes in women's salivary testosterone

This study is the first to demonstrate that women react more aggressively in response to provocation when their testosterone level is high than when their testosterone is low, suggesting that testosterone plays an important role in the regulation of women's aggressive behavior following social provocation.

Source: Aggressive Behavior - March 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Fabian Probst, Jessika Golle, Vanda Lory, Janek S. Lobmaier Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research