TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1981//
TI  - Arousal of sexual and aggressive contact by exposure to stressors in albino rats
JO  - Journal of general psychology
A1  - Posner, I.
A1  - Conway, K. M.
SP  - 145
EP  - 151
VL  - 104
IS  - 1st Half
N2  - Since certain forms of aggressive and sexual activity are associated with elevated adrenal steroid activity, the hypothesis explored here was whether subjection to a stressful environment which is known to elevate adrenal output would arouse both sexual and aggressive behavior. Accordingly, 24 male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to either physical restraint and heat or a nonstress control environment for 13 days. Following this treatment Ss were tested for sexual and aggressive behavior. As predicted, the stressed Ss showed increased levels of ano-genital sniffing of an estrus female, as well as increased intermale aggressiveness.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1309
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00221309.1981.9921029
ID  - ref1
ER  -