Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6795199 | Hormones and Behavior | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Hormones play a role in paternal care. ⺠Little is known about how human fathers' hormones respond to father-child interaction. ⺠After father-child play, prolactin and cortisol decrease, while testosterone is unaffected. ⺠Fathers' experience and psychological disposition affect their hormonal changes. ⺠Human paternal physiology is highly responsive to offspring interaction, as in other species.
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Authors
Lee T. Gettler, Thomas W. McDade, Sonny S. Agustin, Christopher W. Kuzawa,