Gender ideology, same-sex peer group affiliation and the relationship between testosterone and dominance in adolescent boys and girls.
Although the role of testosterone in the aetiology of social dominance is often suggested, surprisingly few studies have addressed the relationship between sex steroid hormones and dominance as a personality trait. In this paper, the relationship between testosterone and dominance is studied in a sample of adolescent boys and girls, taking into account the moderating role of gender ideology and same-sex peer group orientation. A direct association between free testosterone (FT) and dominance was found in girls but not in boys. In boys, masculine ideology moderated the relationship between FT and dominance, while in girls the relationship between FT and dominance was moderated by same-sex peer group affiliation.
Vermeersch
Hans
H
Department of Sociology, University of Ghent, Belgium.
T'Sjoen
Guy
G
Kaufman
J M
JM
Vincke
J
J
Van Houtte
Mieke
M
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012016:Reference Values; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism; D012738:Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin / Q000378:metabolism; D012930:Social Dominance; D012933:Social Identification; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*
D012709:Serum Albumin; D012738:Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin; D013739:Testosterone