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Citation

Bjorkqvist K, Nygren T, Bjorklund AC, Bjorkqvist SE. Aggressive Behav. 1994; 20(1): 17-26.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, International Society for Research on Aggression, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

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Abstract

In a double-blind experiment, human males (n = 27) were given either testosterone (40 mg/day), placebo, or no treatment, over a one week period. Subjective and observer assessed mood estimations were conducted before and after treatment. Testosterone levels in saliva were measured with radioimmunoassay. The results revealed a significant placebo effect [c.f. Medicine and Science in Sports 4:124-126]: After treatment, the placebo group scored higher than both the testosterone and the control group on self-estimated anger, irritation, impulsivity, and frustration. Observer-estimated mead yielded similar results. The lack of a placebo effect in the testosterone group is intriguing, and may be due to secondary effects caused by suppression of the body's own testosterone production, since recorded non-protein bound testosterone did not significantly rise due to treatment. The results suggest that androgen usage causes expectations, rather than an actual increase of aggressiveness.

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