SALIVARY TESTOSTERONE AND CORTISOL IN A DELINQUENT AND VIOLENT URBAN SUBCULTURE

Authors
BANKS T DABBS JM
Citation
T. Banks et Jm. Dabbs, SALIVARY TESTOSTERONE AND CORTISOL IN A DELINQUENT AND VIOLENT URBAN SUBCULTURE, The Journal of social psychology, 136(1), 1996, pp. 49-56
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Social
Journal title
The Journal of social psychology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224545
Volume
136
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
49 - 56
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4545(1996)136:1<49:STACIA>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Salivary testosterone and cortisol levels were measured in 36 U.S. col lege students and 29 delinquent participants of a similar age. Both gr oups of participants were made up of White men and women. The delinque nt group, which was characterized by flamboyant dress, drug use, and v iolence, had significantly higher testosterone levels than the college students did, but the two groups did not differ regarding cortisol le vels. Testosterone and cortisol were positively correlated in the wome n.