Testosteron and Relationships
A wonderful and interesting topic: testosterone. Here I found some research about the relationship to commit to a partner and why the changes are happening. But also, did you ever wondered if that is also true? Is that the real reason? I would love to argue more about it.
Source 1: Cárdenas, S. I., Tse, W., León, G., Kim, A., Tureson, K., Lai, M., & Saxbe, D. E. (2023). Prenatal Testosterone Synchrony in First-Time Parents Predicts Fathers’ Postpartum Relationship Quality. Hormones and Behavior, S0018-506X(23)00138-1.
Source 2: Farrelly, D., Owens, R., Elliott, H. R., Walden, H. R., & Wetherell, M. A. (2015). The Effects of Being in a “New Relationship” on Levels of Testosterone in Men. Evolutionary Psychology, 13(1), -253-. doi:10.1177/147470491501300116
Source 3: Burnham, T. C., Chaplinsky, B. B., Ketvertis, B. L., & Adam, P. L. (2003). Men in committed, romantic relationships have lower testosterone. Hormones and Behavior, 44(2), 119–122. doi:10.1016/S0018-506X(03)00125-9
Source 4: Edelstein, R. S., Kuo, P. X., Campagna, A., Chopik, W. J., Moors, A. C., Wardecker, B. M., & Volling, B. L. (2020). Adult romantic attachment predicts testosterone reactivity to infant interaction in mothers and fathers. Hormones and Behavior, 118, 104658. doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.104658 (This is an author manuscript version)
Source 5: Catena, T., Crewther, B. T., Eisenbruch, A. B., Grillot, R. L., Maestripieri, D., & Roney, J. R. (2024). Day-to-day associations between testosterone, sexual desire and courtship efforts in young men. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 291(20241508), 20241508. doi:10.1098/rspb.2024.1508
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