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Another potential factor that serves to mask effects in research that examines the link between status and testosterone is that these studies often do not take into account the effects that the release of short bursts of T may play in mediating to outcome of dominance contests. However, a growing literature on the "challenge hypothesis" of testosterone does. The challenge hypothesis states that testosterone will rise in men in contexts where male intersexual competition is particularly salient, such as male dominance contexts or in the presence of fertile females.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0018506X08002183</ref> | Another potential factor that serves to mask effects in research that examines the link between status and testosterone is that these studies often do not take into account the effects that the release of short bursts of T may play in mediating to outcome of dominance contests. However, a growing literature on the "challenge hypothesis" of testosterone does. The challenge hypothesis states that testosterone will rise in men in contexts where male intersexual competition is particularly salient, such as male dominance contexts or in the presence of fertile females.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0018506X08002183</ref> | ||
Evidence for this hypothesis in human samples is mixed, but does generally support the thesis that male testosterone is reactive in response to male intrasexual competition related cues, particularly in response to victory in status competitions.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0018506X16300198</ref> | |||
It is very likely that testosterone does not mediate any of these status-seeking behaviors on its own to a substantial degree, as interactions with other hormones such as cortisol,<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030645301500400X</ref> estrogen, prolactin, and various neurotransmitters such as serotonin<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11031-011-9264-3</ref> appear crucial in driving many of the behaviors linked to "high-T" in the popular imagination. | It is very likely that testosterone does not mediate any of these status-seeking behaviors on its own to a substantial degree, as interactions with other hormones such as cortisol,<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030645301500400X</ref> estrogen, prolactin, and various neurotransmitters such as serotonin<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11031-011-9264-3</ref> appear crucial in driving many of the behaviors linked to "high-T" in the popular imagination. | ||