%0 Journal Article
%T 2D:4D in Men Is Related to Aggressive Dominance but Not to Sociable Dominance
%J Aggressive behavior
%D 2012
%A van der Meij, Leander
%A Almela, Mercedes
%A Buunk, Abraham P.
%A Dubbs, Shelli L.
%A Salvador, Alicia
%V 38
%N 3
%P 208-212
%X It has been shown that a smaller ratio between the length of the second and fourth digit (2D:4D) is an indicator of the exposure to prenatal testosterone (T). This study measured the 2D:4D of men and assessed dominance as a personality trait to investigate indirectly if the exposure to prenatal T is related to a dominant personality later in life. Results showed that men had a more aggressive dominant personality when having a more masculine (lower) 2D:4D, while there was no relationship between sociable dominance and 2D:4D. Findings from this study indicate that it is important to distinguish different forms of dominance since other studies failed to find relationships between dominance and 2D:4D. Aggr. Behav. 38:208-212, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 0096-140X
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ab.21422