Threats to Courtship and the Physiological Response: Testosterone Mediates the Association Between Relational uncertainty and Disclosure for Dating Partner Recipients of Relational Transgressions

Crowley, John P.; Denes, Amanda; Makos, Shana; Whitt, Joseph

doi:10.1007/s40750-018-0092-5

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“…The effects of stress on testosterone may depend specifically on the type of social stress induced and may mediate the relationship between individual differences and behavior. For example, Crowley et al [41] found that testosterone mediated the relationship between uncertainty and the amount of disclosure between romantic partners.…”

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Hormonal responses to brief social interactions: The role of psychosocial stress and relationship status

McLean

Maestripieri

2023

PLoS ONE

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This study investigated the effects of psychosocial stress on hormonal responses to a social interaction with an opposite-sex individual to test the hypothesis that stress may interfere with or suppress adaptive neuroendocrine responses to courtship opportunities. Heterosexual men and women were randomly assigned prior to arrival to either a control or psychosocial stress condition (Trier Social Stress Test) and subsequently went through a social interaction test with an opposite-sex individual. Expected increases of testosterone for control participants who interacted with opposite-sex individuals were not observed, and changes in testosterone were not observed for those in the psychosocial stress condition either. However, exploratory analyses in control participants showed main and interaction effects of relationship status were significant for both cortisol and testosterone. Specifically, single individuals showed higher levels of cortisol compared to those in a relationship, and single individuals showed significantly higher concentrations of cortisol after a social interaction when compared to individuals who were in a relationship. For testosterone, only individuals in a relationship decreased in testosterone following the social interaction. This study suggests that relationship status and psychosocial stress may be important variables moderating the relationship between an ecological cue of a potential courtship opportunity and subsequent adaptive physiological responses.

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Hormonal responses to brief social interactions: The role of psychosocial stress and relationship status

McLean

Maestripieri

2023

PLoS ONE

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Does Testosterone Influence Young Adult Romantic Partners' Accommodation During Conversations About Stressors?

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Denes

Crowley

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Human Communication Research

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The present study contributes to a growing line of research exploring the associations between physiology and communication behavior. Specifically, this study investigated the influence of testosterone (T) on perceptions of partners' accommodative and nonaccommodative behaviors during a conversation about a relational stressor, and their subsequent association with satisfaction with the conversation. One hundred individuals participated in the study, which included a pre-survey, lab visit, and post-survey. Results revealed that for women, T was negatively associated with perceived partner accommodation and satisfaction with the conversation. Findings uncovered significant mediation effects of women's perceived partner (non)accommodation, while revealing several partner effects. Furthermore, the study found that satisfaction with the conversation was positively predicted by partner accommodation and negatively predicted by partner nonaccommodation for both women and men. These results indicate the utility of communication accommodation theory in examining conflict conversations and imply that T may influence communicative behaviors during conversation about a relational stressor.

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Threats to Courtship and the Physiological Response: Testosterone Mediates the Association Between Relational uncertainty and Disclosure for Dating Partner Recipients of Relational Transgressions

Cited by 2 publications

References 54 publications

Hormonal responses to brief social interactions: The role of psychosocial stress and relationship status

Hormonal responses to brief social interactions: The role of psychosocial stress and relationship status

Does Testosterone Influence Young Adult Romantic Partners' Accommodation During Conversations About Stressors?

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