Testosterone is positively associated with risk taking in the Iowa Gambling Task

Stanton, Steven J.; Liening, Scott H.; Schultheiss, Oliver C.

doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.12.003

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“…The negative correlations involving Punishment Sensitivity and BIS scores were significantly greater for women than for men. Past research has shown compelling evidence that higher levels of testosterone are associated with both increased risk-taking and diminished sensitivity to punishment (Stanton, Liening, & Schultheiss, 2011;van Honk et al, 2004). The effects of higher-than-normal testosterone on propensity to make riskier choices was especially pronounced in women (Stanton et al, 2011).…”

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Risk-taking and impulsive personality traits in proficient downhill sports enthusiasts

Maher

Thomson

Carlson

2015

Personality and Individual Differences

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Risk-taking and impulsive personality traits in proficient downhill sports enthusiasts

Maher

Thomson

Carlson

2015

Personality and Individual Differences

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“…The sex-specific optima for reproductive investment and life-history scheduling can be manifested in sexual dimorphism for a wide range of behavioral, physiological, and even morphological traits. For example, it is well established in many species that males are prone to engage in risky behavior, such as intrasexual combat over resources or sexual activity in the presence of predators (Andersson 1994;Magurran and Seghers 1994;Candolin 1998 Golinski et al 2011), and there is evidence of a link between testosterone titer and risk-taking behavior (Sapienza et al 2009;Stanton et al 2011). Although the relationship between testosterone and sexual behavior appears to be complex (Marler and Moore 1988;Foerster and Kempenaers 2005;McGlothlin et al 2008), there is evidence of sexually antagonistic selection on testosterone titer (Mills et al 2012).…”

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Sexual Conflict, Life Span, and Aging

Adler

Bonduriansky

2014

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

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The potential for sexual conflict to influence the evolution of life span and aging has been recognized for more than a decade, and recent work also suggests that variation in life span and aging can influence sexually antagonistic coevolution. However, empirical exploration of these ideas is only beginning. Here, we provide an overview of the ideas and evidence linking inter-and intralocus sexual conflicts with life span and aging. We aim to clarify the conceptual basis of this research program, examine the current state of knowledge, and suggest key questions for further investigation.S exual conflict arises because the sexes maximize their fitness via different, and often mutually incompatible, strategies, and its signature has been detected across a wide range of morphological, physiological, behavioral, and life-history traits in many species. A number of investigators have suggested that sexual conflict could play an important role in the evolution of two particularly interesting life-history traits: life span and aging (Svensson and Sheldon 1998;Promislow 2003;Bonduriansky et al. 2008;Maklakov and Lummaa 2013). Sexual conflict can affect life span and aging rate at both proximate (within-generation) and ultimate (evolutionary) scales. Sexually antagonistic behavioral or physiological interactions that increase mortality rate in one or both sexes (interlocus sexual conflict) could drive the evolution of faster life histories. Moreover, sex-specific optimization of reproductive strategies may often result in sex differences in life span and aging rates, and sexually antagonistic selection on shared genetic architecture can displace one or both sexes from their sex-specific optima for these traits (intralocus sexual conflict). Conversely, a change in life histories because of environmental fluctuations could affect the degree of sexual conflict in a population and influence sexual coevolution. Although evidence for sexual conflict is rapidly accumulating, our understanding of its relationship to life span and aging remains rudimentary. In this review, we provide a critical review of recent literature and highlight areas that require further investigation.

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“…18,20,35 Male risk-taking behaviour is influenced by biological factors, as clearly shown by research on testosterone and risk. [36][37][38] Testosterone levels can be correlated with increase risks of injury and early death for males. 39,40 Overall there are data suggesting that stoicism in males is itself influenced by testosterone titers.…”

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MEN’S HEALTH RESEARCH VERSUS ANDROLOGY—DEFINING THE DIVISION AND CLOSING THE DIVIDEMen’s Health Research from the Perspective of Andrology

Tsang

Wassersug

2018

JOMH

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Testosterone is positively associated with risk taking in the Iowa Gambling Task

Cited by 196 publications

References 28 publications

Risk-taking and impulsive personality traits in proficient downhill sports enthusiasts

Risk-taking and impulsive personality traits in proficient downhill sports enthusiasts

Sexual Conflict, Life Span, and Aging

MEN’S HEALTH RESEARCH VERSUS ANDROLOGY—DEFINING THE DIVISION AND CLOSING THE DIVIDEMen’s Health Research from the Perspective of Andrology

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