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In many animals, testosterone has a positive relationship to [[dominance hierarchy|male dominance status]].<ref>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajpa.20387</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0018506X0800161X</ref> | In many animals, testosterone has a positive relationship to [[dominance hierarchy|male dominance status]].<ref>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajpa.20387</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0018506X0800161X</ref> | ||
In humans the link between testosterone and male dominance status is more tenuous, with several studies finding no link between T levels and achieved social rank,<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306453016301780</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886910001406</ref> though it does seem to be linked with dominant behavior and heightened attentiveness to social cues pertaining to dominance rank to some degree.<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40750-014-0020-2#Sec3</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1364661311000787</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0018506X20301975</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0018506X16305050</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306453016304292</ref> | In humans the link between testosterone and male dominance status is more tenuous, with several studies finding no link between T levels and achieved social rank,<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306453016301780</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886910001406</ref> though it does seem to be linked with dominant behavior and heightened attentiveness (or lowered in some instances) to social cues pertaining to dominance rank to some degree.<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40750-014-0020-2#Sec3</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1364661311000787</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0018506X20301975</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0018506X16305050</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306453016304292</ref> | ||
These null results are likely due to many contextual factors such as respective culture/ethnicity,<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Behave-Biology-Humans-Best-Worst/dp/1594205078</ref> age of the male,<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X14002250</ref> and the male's own level of social status<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306453019312934</ref> that serve to moderate the influence of testosterone in driving such behavior. | These null results are likely due to many contextual factors such as respective culture/ethnicity,<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Behave-Biology-Humans-Best-Worst/dp/1594205078</ref> age of the male,<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X14002250</ref> and the male's own level of social status<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306453019312934</ref> that serve to moderate the influence of testosterone in driving such behavior. | ||