TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - An exploratory study on self-evaluated aggression and androgens in women
JO  - Aggressive behavior
A1  - Von der Pahlen, Bettina
A1  - Lindman, R.
A1  - Sarkola, Taisto
A1  - Makisalo, H
A1  - Eriksson, CJP
SP  - 273
EP  - 280
VL  - 28
IS  - 4
N2  - Healthy, premenopausal women completed the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire. Venous blood samples were taken at the mid-cycle phase of the menstrual cycle to determine plasma androgen levels. Total and free testosterone, 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone, androstenedione, and dehydroepiandrosterone were assessed. Path analyses were aimed at finding out which of the five circulating hormones might best predict a latent aggression construct derived from the four subscales of the Aggression Questionnaire. A significant correlation was found between free testosterone and physical and verbal aggression subscales. In addition, the results demonstrate for the first time in women a significant link between 5a-dihydrotestosterone and anger. Thus, both testosterone and 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone may affect, by separate pathways, the basal regulation of aggression-proneness in women. <p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0096-140X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -