Beyond the challenge hypothesis: The emergence of the dual-hormone hypothesis and recommendations for future research

EL Knight, A Sarkar, S Prasad, PH Mehta - Hormones and Behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
The challenge hypothesis makes specific predictions about the association between
testosterone and status-seeking behaviors, but the findings linking testosterone to these …

Hormonal contraceptives as disruptors of competitive behavior: Theoretical framing and review

LC Arthur, KV Casto, KR Blake - Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 2022 - Elsevier
Emerging evidence suggests that hormonal contraceptives (HCs) impact psychological
outcomes through alterations in neurophysiology. In this review, we first introduce a …

Testosterone reactivity to competition and competitive endurance in men and women

KV Casto, DA Edwards, M Akinola, C Davis… - Hormones and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Transient shifts in testosterone occur during competition and are thought to positively
influence dominance behavior aimed at enhancing social status. However, individual …

Testosterone, cortisol, and criminal behavior in men and women

TA Armstrong, DL Boisvert, J Wells, RH Lewis… - Hormones and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Only two studies to date have considered the joint effects of testosterone and cortisol on
direct measures of criminal behavior. The current study extends this earlier work by …

Estimating the associations between big five personality traits, testosterone, and cortisol

ZW Sundin, WJ Chopik, KM Welker, E Ascigil… - … Human Behavior and …, 2021 - Springer
Objective Hormones are often conceptualized as biological markers of individual differences
and have been associated with a variety of behavioral indicators and characteristics, such …

[HTML][HTML] Chemiluminescent immunoassay overestimates hormone concentrations and obscures testosterone sex differences relative to LC-MS/MS in a field study of …

JE Chafkin, JM O'Brien, FN Medrano, HY Lee… - Comprehensive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Methodological comparisons of hormone quantification techniques have
repeatedly demonstrated that, in adults, enzyme immunoassay (EIA) inflates steroid …

No compelling evidence that self-reported personality traits explain basal testosterone and cortisol's associations with status-relevant behavior

KV Casto, S Prasad, RA Josephs, S Zilioli… - … Human Behavior and …, 2023 - Springer
Objective A goal of behavioral neuroendocrinology is to understand how basal hormone
levels relate to behavior. Studies of human participants sometimes measure self-reported …

The postnatal testosterone rebound in first‐time fathers and the quality and quantity of paternal care

R Corpuz, S D'Alessandro… - Developmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In human males, testosterone (T) decreases in the period following the birth of offspring. This
decline has been widely interpreted as a facultative neuroendocrine response that facilitates …

Reproductive hormone measurement from minimally invasive sample types: Methodological considerations and anthropological importance

TE Gildner - American Journal of Human Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Energetic investment in human reproduction has long been recognized as costly,
influencing developmental, physiological, and behavioral patterns in males and females …

Salivary testosterone and cortisol response in acute stress modulated by seven sessions of mindfulness meditation in young males

Y Fan, Y Cui, R Tang, A Sarkar, P Mehta, YY Tang - Stress, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Stress is an established risk factor for negative health outcomes. Salivary cortisol and
testosterone concentrations increase in response to acute psychosocial stress. It's crucial to …