TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Salivary testosterone and self-report aggressive and pro-social personality characteristics in men and women
JO  - Aggressive behavior
A1  - Harris, J. A.
A1  - Rushton, J. P.
A1  - Hampson, E.
A1  - Jackson, DN
SP  - 321
EP  - 331
VL  - 22
IS  - 5
N2  - Measures of salivary testosterone and the personality dimensions of aggression and pro-social behavior were obtained in 306 (155 male and 151 female) university students, Each participant provided two samples of saliva and completed ten self report personality scales from multiple inventories. A factor analysis of the personality scales produced two factors, an aggression factor and a pro-social behavior factor. Men averaged five times the amount of salivary testosterone as women (99 pg/ml vs. 18.5 pg/ml) and rated themselves as more aggressive and less nurturant. Within each sex, testosterone was positively correlated with aggression and negatively correlated with pro-social personality, Structural equation modelling analyses suggested that a direct effect model best described the relationship between salivary testosterone and the latent personality dimensions of aggression and pro-social behavior.     <p></p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0096-140X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -