@article{ref1,
title="Testosterone and cortisol jointly modulate risk-taking",
journal="Psychoneuroendocrinology",
year="2015",
author="Mehta, Pranjal H. and Welker, Keith M. and Zilioli, Samuele and Carré, Justin M.",
volume="56",
number="",
pages="88-99",
abstract="Recent theories propose that testosterone should be positively related to risk-taking, but empirical support is mixed. Building on the dual-hormone hypothesis, the present research tested whether testosterone's role in risk-taking depends on cortisol. Study 1 (N=115) tested this hypothesis in a mixed-sex sample with self and informant reports of risk-taking. Study 2 (N=165) tested this hypothesis in a male-only sample with the Balloon Analog Risk Task, a behavioral measure of risk-taking. Across both studies, there was a positive association between basal testosterone and risk-taking among individuals low in basal cortisol but not individuals high in basal cortisol. This pattern emerged in both males and females and across multiple measures of risk-taking (self reports, informant reports, behavior). These studies provide novel empirical support for the claim that testosterone and cortisol jointly regulate risk-taking. <br><br>DISCUSSION focuses on putative mechanisms as well as implications for real-world risk-taking behaviors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-4530",
doi="10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.02.023",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.02.023"
}