Associations between testosterone secretion and sexual activity in women
dc.contributor.author | van Anders, Sari M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hamilton, Lisa Dawn | |
dc.contributor.author | Schmidt, Nicole | |
dc.contributor.author | Watson, Neil V | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-12T20:11:35Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-05-12T20:11:35Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007-04 | |
dc.identifier.citation | van Anders, Sari M.; Hamilton, Lisa Dawn; Schmidt, Nicole; Watson, Neil V (2007). Hormones and Behavior, 51(4), 477-482 <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/83880> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0018-506X | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/83880 | |
dc.description.abstract | Some studies show an increase in testosterone (T) after sexual activity; this literature has inconsistent findings, focuses mostly on men, and does not employ control activities. The present study examined within-subject effects of intercourse versus control activities (cuddling; exercise) on salivary T. The initial sample included 49 women (mostly heterosexual), though not all participants returned all samples or engaged in all activities, leaving a smaller sample for endocrine analyses (n=16). Participants attended an initial session in the laboratory where they completed questionnaires, and then engaged in the activities on their own. On three separate nights, they provided pre-activity, post-activity, and next-morning saliva samples and completed brief questionnaires at the last two timepoints. Women's T was higher pre-intercourse than pre-control activity. Women's T was also higher post-intercourse than post-control activity, though the percent change in T from pre- to post-activity was highest for cuddling, then intercourse, then exercise. Next-morning T did not differ by activity. Data pointed to an association between T and orgasming, sexual desire, and relationship commitment. Analyses on post-activity appraisals suggest that the close intimate physicality of a sexual and non-sexual nature can affect T and be beneficial in short-term and perhaps longer-lasting ways for women's sexuality and relationships. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Netherlands: Elsevier Science. | en_US |
dc.subject | Testosterone Secretion | en_US |
dc.subject | Sexual Activity | en_US |
dc.subject | Women | en_US |
dc.subject | Cuddling | en_US |
dc.subject | Psychophysiology | en_US |
dc.subject | Orgasm | en_US |
dc.subject | Relationship Commitment | en_US |
dc.title | Associations between testosterone secretion and sexual activity in women | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Psychology | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Social Sciences | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Psychology, Department of | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/83880/1/Associations_between_testosterone_secretion&sexual_activity_in_women.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.01.003 | |
dc.identifier.source | Hormones and Behavior | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Psychology, Department of |
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