@article{ref1,
title="Exogenous testosterone increases men's perceptions of their own physical dominance",
journal="Psychoneuroendocrinology",
year="2015",
author="Welling, Lisa L. M. and Moreau, Benjamin J. P. and Bird, Brian M. and Hansen, Steve and Carré, Justin M.",
volume="64",
number="",
pages="136-142",
abstract="Men's testosterone is associated with several constructs that are linked to dominance rank, such as risk-taking, mating success, and aggression. However, no study has directly tested the relationship between men's self-perceived dominance and testosterone using an experimental design. We employed a within-subjects, double-blind, placebo-controlled paradigm to assess whether testosterone influences men's self-perceived dominance. Exogenous testosterone or a placebo was administered to healthy adult men and self-perceptions of physical dominance were subsequently assessed by having participants select what they believed to be their true face from an array of images digitally manipulated in masculinity. Men picked a more masculine version of their own face after testosterone versus placebo-an effect that was particularly pronounced among men with relatively low baseline testosterone. These findings indicate that a single administration of testosterone can rapidly modulate men's perceptions of their own physical dominance, which may explain links between testosterone and dominance-related behaviors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-4530",
doi="10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.11.016",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.11.016"
}