Title

Social Status, Masculinity, And Testosterone In Young Men

Keywords

2D:4D; Digit ratios; Dominance; Status; Testosterone

Abstract

Among other things, sexual selection theory posits that in species with limited male parental investment, males should evolve biological mechanisms to competitively dominate or otherwise compete with one another. It is unclear whether such proposed mechanisms would influence status hierarchies in small human groups. We report the results of a study investigating possible effects of prenatal (index-to-ring finger length ratio or 2D:4D) and salivary testosterone, and masculine identification, on status among 71 male college students living in nine residential groups. The results indicate no role of either prenatal or salivary testosterone in maintaining status hierarchies in these groups. A possible explanation is that peer-assessed status in these groups was arrived at cooperatively rather than through dominance contests. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.

Publication Date

9-1-2011

Publication Title

Personality and Individual Differences

Volume

51

Issue

4

Number of Pages

392-396

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2010.03.015

Socpus ID

79959326708 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/79959326708

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