Testosterone is not associated with traits of optimism or pessimism: observational evidence from the prospective DETECT study

Previous experimental research on testosterone (T) and psychological traits is inconclusive. Thus, we performed the first large-scale observational study of the association between T and dispositional optimism / pessimism.

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Hauptverfasser: Kische, Hanna (VerfasserIn) , März, Winfried (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: November 29, 2018
In: PLOS ONE
Year: 2018, Jahrgang: 13, Heft: 11
ISSN:1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0207870
Online-Zugang:Resolving-System, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207870
Verlag: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0207870
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Verfasserangaben:Hanna Kische, Jürgen Hoyer, Lars Pieper, John Venz, Jens Klotsche, Winfried März, Uwe Koch-Gromus, David Pittrow, Hendrik Lehnert, Sigmund Silber, Günter K. Stalla, Andreas M. Zeiher, Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, Robin Haring
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Zusammenfassung:Previous experimental research on testosterone (T) and psychological traits is inconclusive. Thus, we performed the first large-scale observational study of the association between T and dispositional optimism / pessimism.
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Beschreibung:Online Resource
ISSN:1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0207870