A comparison of testosterone and cortisol levels between gay fathers and non-fathers: A preliminary investigation

• Published in: Physiology & behavior Vol. 193; no. Pt A; pp. 69 - 81
• Main Authors: Burke, Erin E., Bribiescas, Richard G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2018
• Subjects: Behavioral endocrinology; Cortisol; Fatherhood; Gay; Paternal care; Testosterone; Paternal care; Testosterone; Cortisol; Fatherhood; Behavioral endocrinology; Gay

Humans are unique among great apes and most other mammals, in that our wide range of offspring investment behaviors includes significant paternal care and provisioning of children. Moreover, hormones play an important role in modulating male paternal investment. Despite a growing body of research on...