较高的睾丸激素水平与男性不忠行为有关。
Higher testosterone levels are associated with unfaithful behavior in men.
机构信息
Biological Psychology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Dynamics of Healthy Aging, University Research Priority Program, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
出版信息
Biol Psychol. 2019 Sep;146:107730. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2019.107730. Epub 2019 Jul 18.
BACKGROUND
Infidelity in romantic relationships is a common, but severe issue often causing breakup and severe psychological impairment. Higher levels of testosterone are related to mating-behavior, sexual desire, and infidelity in men with sexual dysfunctions. Previous studies, have insufficiently addressed the potential role of testosterone in infidelity in healthy men.
METHODS
A sample of 224 middle-aged self-reporting healthy men being currently in a relationship completed questionnaires on relationship characteristics, infidelity, and provided overnight-fasting saliva samples for testosterone quantification.
RESULTS
In the sample, 37.5% men answered having been unfaithful in the current relationship, while 29% were identified as fulfilling criteria for a sexual dysfunction. Adjusting for covariates, a significant positive association for the frequency of unfaithful behavior and testosterone levels emerged. Subsample analysis indicates a positive association between testosterone and infidelity only to be present in men without sexual dysfunction.
CONCLUSION
Unfaithful behavior in males is associated with higher testosterone levels.
背景
在浪漫关系中不忠是一个常见但严重的问题，通常会导致关系破裂和严重的心理伤害。较高水平的睾丸激素与性功能障碍男性的交配行为、性欲望和不忠有关。以前的研究没有充分考虑睾丸激素在健康男性不忠中的潜在作用。
方法
一个由 224 名中年自我报告健康男性组成的样本，他们目前处于恋爱关系中，完成了关于关系特征、不忠和提供 overnight-fasting 唾液样本进行睾丸激素定量的问卷。
结果
在样本中，37.5%的男性回答在当前关系中有过不忠行为，而 29%的男性被确定为满足性功能障碍标准。调整了协变量后，不忠行为的频率与睾丸激素水平之间存在显著的正相关。亚样本分析表明，只有在没有性功能障碍的男性中，睾丸激素与不忠之间才存在正相关关系。
结论
男性的不忠行为与较高的睾丸激素水平有关。
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