Testosterone, The Hormone Of Aggression -- Also A Helping Hormone?
At SocialEthology.com, ethologist Dorian Furtuna posts:
Men with a high level of testosterone in their blood will suddenly become more generous towards their group members and, at the same time, more aggressive towards the foreign rivals; they will be more willing to risk for the sake of their group, to engage in competition and fights for the common good and to punish those who cheat or refuse to fight for the group's cause.This altruist behavior of self-sacrifice usually applies only to competition and intergroup conflicts. Therefore, testosterone does not necessarily induce antisocial attitudes and actions, but is rather involved in a much more complex behavioral mechanism, which has an adaptive role [Diekhof et al., 2014].
There's even more to it than that. As a population men over age 40 with low testosterone levels, compared to men with normal testosterone levels, have shorter life expectancy; get sick more often (weaker immune system); are less social, less likely to be happily married and more likely to be divorced; are less physically active and have less physical strength and endurance; are less likely to be sexually active and more likely to be impotent; earn less money; are more likely to be overweight, get cancer, heart disease and diabetes; more likely to have depression, more likely to commit suicide; are more emotionally labile; and often act like disagreeable bitches.
Ken R at July 21, 2015 4:25 AM
Damn Ken, you mean they are feminists?
Bob in Texas at July 21, 2015 5:20 AM
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