Human social neuroendocrinology: Review of the rapid effects of testosterone

SN Geniole, JM Carré - Hormones and behavior, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Contribution to Special Issue on Fast effects of steroids. It is well documented that
testosterone concentrations change rapidly within reproductively relevant contexts (eg …

Human nature and personality variation: Reconnecting evolutionary psychology with the science of individual differences

D Maestripieri, BB Boutwell - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The scientific study of human behavior from a modern evolutionary perspective began in the
20th century with disciplines such as human ethology and behavioral ecology as well as …

Autistic traits of people who engage in pup play: Occurrence, characteristics and social connections

L Wignall, R Moseley, M McCormack - The Journal of Sex …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Pup play is a kink or BDSM activity and subculture that provides opportunities for social and
sexual play and exploration. While growing scholarly attention has focused on the diverse …

The sexual selection of creativity: a nomological approach

FC Novaes, JC Natividade - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cultural innovations, such as tools and other technical articles useful for survival, imply that
creativity is an outcome of evolution. However, the existence of purely ornamental items …

The effect of acute psychosocial stress on salivary cortisol and testosterone responses in men and women: The role of impulsivity

JI Borráz-León, NN McLean, JM Jurgensen… - Personality and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Personality-like traits such as impulsivity may be associated with interindividual variation in
endocrine function and in physiological reactivity to psychosocial stress. This study …

Hormonal responses to brief social interactions: The role of psychosocial stress and relationship status

N Nickels McLean, D Maestripieri - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
This study investigated the effects of psychosocial stress on hormonal responses to a social
interaction with an opposite-sex individual to test the hypothesis that stress may interfere …

Autistic traits of people who engage in pup play: Occurrence, characteristics, and neurodivergence

L Wignall, R Moseley… - Journal of Sex …, 2023 - eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk
Pup play is a kink activity and subculture that provides opportunities for social and sexual
play and exploration. While growing scholarly attention has focused on the diverse …

Inducing Death Thoughts Reduces the Cortisol Response to Psychosocial Stress Similar to the Effects of Early-life Adversity: A Life-history Perspective

E Zakreski, RP Juster, AC Feneberg… - … Human Behavior and …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Early-life adversity (ELA) affects health by altering the hypothalamic–pituitary–
adrenal (HPA) axis. Most studies show that ELA blunts HPA responsivity while others show …

Psychological flexibility and sociosexual orientation mediate the association between self-perceived attractiveness and mating effort

JI Borráz-León, IA Krams, AL Cerda-Molina… - Current …, 2023 - Springer
Evolutionary approaches to human mating strategies have associated facial and physical
attractiveness with cues of health, fertility, and personality traits both in men and women. In …

The relationship between morningness–eveningness, psychosocial variables, and cortisol reactivity to stress from a life history perspective.

J Marvel-Coen, N Nickels… - Evolutionary Behavioral …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Consistent with the hypothesis that some of the psychological, behavioral, and physiological
characteristics of morning-and evening-types may represent adaptations to slow and fast life …