Testosterone and men's depression: The role of social behavior
Testosterone and men's depression: The role of social behavior
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DOI：
10.2307/2676369
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发表时间：
1999-06-01
影响因子：
5
通讯作者：
Granger, DA
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作者：
Booth, A;Johnson, DR;Granger, DA
医学研究表明睾酮对情绪有积极影响（从而减少抑郁的机会），社会科学研究发现睾酮与反社会行为有关；风险行为、失业和低薪工作以及未婚等已知与抑郁症呈正相关的因素。对 4,393 名男性样本的分析发现，抛物线模型最适合数据。对于睾酮水平低于平均水平的男性来说，睾酮水平与抑郁症之间的关系是反比的，对于睾酮水平高于平均水平的男性来说，睾酮水平与抑郁症之间的关系是直接的。当控制反社会和危险行为以及缺乏婚姻和稳定就业等保护因素时，对于睾酮水平高于平均水平的人来说，这种关系就消失了。对于睾酮水平低于平均水平的人来说，这种关系没有改变。结果有助于解释医学研究结果和社会研究结果之间的差异。探讨了解释这些发现的机制。
Medical research suggests that testosterone has positive effects on mood (thereby reducing the chances of depression), and social science research finds testosterone to be related to antisocial behavior; risk behavior, unemployment and low paying jobs, and being unmarried-factors known to be positively related to depression. Analysis of a sample of 4,393 men finds a parabolic model best fits the data. The relationship between testosterone and depression is inverse for men with below average testosterone and direct for those with above average testosterone. The relationship disappears for those with above average testosterone when controls for antisocial and risk behaviors and the absence of protective factors such as marriage and steady employment are in the equation. The relationship is unchanged for those with below average testosterone. The results help explain the difference between medical and social research findings. Mechanisms accounting for the findings are explored.