Testosterone and human aggression: an evaluation of the challenge hypothesis
Testosterone and human aggression: an evaluation of the challenge hypothesis
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DOI：
10.1016/j.neubiorev.2004.12.007
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发表时间：
2006-01-01
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8.2
通讯作者：
Archer, J
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作者：
Archer, J
本文参照挑战假说的一个版本，对人类睾酮与行为的关系研究进行了评估。该假说最初是为了解释单配制鸟类中睾酮与攻击性的关联而提出的。据预测，睾酮水平在青春期会上升至中等水平，以支持生殖生理和行为。年轻男性受到性唤起以及面临挑战时，睾酮水平会进一步升高。反过来，这将促进包括攻击性在内的直接竞争行为。当男性需要照顾后代时，睾酮水平会下降。睾酮水平还与男性的不同行为模式相关，这些行为模式与强调交配或亲代投入的生活史策略有关。对当前研究的综述支持了大多数这些预测，尽管大多数研究并非专门为检验挑战假说而设计。（c）2005爱思唯尔有限公司。保留所有权利。
Research on testosterone-behavior relationships in humans is assessed in relation to a version of the challenge hypothesis, originally proposed to account for testosterone-aggression associations in monogamous birds. Predictions were that that testosterone would rise at puberty to moderate levels, which supported reproductive physiology and behavior. Sexual arousal and challenges involving young males would raise testosterone levels further. In turn, this would facilitate direct competitive behavior, including aggression. When males are required to care for offspring, testosterone levels will decrease. Testosterone levels will also be associated with different behavioral profiles among men, associated with life history strategies involving emphasis on either mating or parental effort. Most of these predictions were supported by the review of current research, although most studies were not designed to specifically test the challenge hypothesis. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.