TESTOSTERONE TREATMENT, AFFECT, AND APPEARANCE: SLIGHT EFFECTS IN NORMAL SUBJECTS

In a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled experiment, 64 women and 26 men applied testosterone and placebo skin creams during two five- to seven-day periods. Subjects provided serum samples for testosterone assay, completed a daily affect measure, wrote projective stories, recorded random samp...

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Published in:Social behavior and personality 2003-01, Vol.31 (4), p.387-394
Main Authors: Dabbs, James M., Cate, Kelly, Brower, Angela, Emery, Cheryl, Leander, Pontus, Zachary, Meredith
Format: Article
Language:English
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Double blind randomized controlled trials
Gender differences
Physical appearance
Placebo effect
Positive affect
Supplements
Testosterone
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Summary:In a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled experiment, 64 women and 26 men applied testosterone and placebo skin creams during two five- to seven-day periods. Subjects provided serum samples for testosterone assay, completed a daily affect measure, wrote projective stories, recorded random samples of everyday speech, provided a guess as to which week they had received testosterone, and were videotaped in a standard setting. The treatment more than doubled subjects' mean serum testosterone level. Testosterone reduced positive affect in both sexes and led to more attractive dress among women but not among men. There was virtually no effect on story-writing, speech, or videotaped behavior, and subjects could not accurately guess which week they had received testosterone.
ISSN:0301-2212
1179-6391
DOI:10.2224/sbp.2003.31.4.387