Do testosterone and cortisol levels moderate aggressive responses to peer victimization in adolescents?

• Published in: Development and psychopathology p. 1
• Main Authors: Calvete, Esther, Orue, Izaskun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2024
• Subjects: cortisol; victimization; testosterone; adolescents; aggressive behavior

Aggressive reactions to peer victimization may be tempered by hormone levels. Grounded on the dualhormone hypothesis (DHH), which proposes that testosterone (T) is associated with aggressive behavior only when cortisol (C) is low, this study assessed whether the combination of T and C moderated adol...