Sex Hormone/Cortisol Ratios Differentially Modulate Risk-Taking in Men and Women

• Published in: Evolutionary psychology Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 1474704917697333
• Main Authors: Barel, Efrat, Shahrabani, Shosh, Tzischinsky, Orna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2017; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Gender differences; Gonadal Steroid Hormones - blood; Hormones; Humans; Hydrocortisone - blood; Male; Original; Risk-Taking; Sex Characteristics; Sex Factors; Women; cortisol; risk-taking; sex hormones; DHH; sex differences

The present study aimed to extend the original focus of the dual-hormone hypothesis on testosterone and cortisol involvement in risk-taking to other sex hormones: estrogen and progesterone. The study also examined two alternative models for the proposed relationship between cortisol and sex steroids...