Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10305749 | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Our results suggest that social exclusion does not trigger a classical stress response but gender-specific changes in sex hormone levels. The testosterone decrease after being excluded in both genders, as well as the increase after inclusion in males can be interpreted within the framework of the biosocial status hypothesis. The progesterone increase might reflect a generalized affiliative response during social interaction in females.
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Authors
E.M. Seidel, G. Silani, H. Metzler, H. Thaler, C. Lamm, R.C. Gur, I. Kryspin-Exner, U. Habel, B. Derntl,