Authors
Julia Stern, Konstantina Karastoyanova, Michal Kandrik, Jaimie Torrance, Amanda C Hahn, Iris Holzleitner, Lisa M DeBruine, Benedict C Jones
Publication date
2020/12
Journal
Adaptive human behavior and physiology
Volume
6
Pages
447-466
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Description
Objective
Although it is widely assumed that men’s sexual desire and interest in casual sex (i.e., sociosexual orientation) are linked to steroid hormone levels, evidence for such associations is mixed.
Methods
We tested for both longitudinal and cross-sectional relationships between salivary testosterone, cortisol, reported sexual desire and sociosexuality in a sample of 61 young adult men, each of whom was tested weekly on up to five occasions.
Results
Longitudinal analyses showed no clear relationships between steroid hormones and self-reported sexual desire or sociosexual orientation. Cross-sectional analyses showed no significant associations between average hormone levels and self-reported sexual desire. However, some aspects of sociosexuality, most notably desire for casual sex, were related to men’s average hormone levels. Men with higher average testosterone reported greater desire for …
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