Prestige in a large-scale social group predicts longitudinal changes in testosterone

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Joey T ChengDouglas A Granger

Abstract

In many social species, organisms adaptively fine-tune their competitive behavior in response to previous experiences of social status: Individuals who have prevailed in the past preferentially compete in the future, whereas those who have suffered defeat tend to defer and submit. A growing body of evidence suggests that testosterone functions as a "competition hormone" that coordinates this behavioral plasticity through its characteristic rise and fall following victory and defeat. Although well demonstrated in competitions underpinned by dominance (fear-based status derived from force and intimidation), this pattern has not been examined in status contests that depend solely on prestige-respect-based status derived from success, skills, and knowledge in locally valued domains, devoid of fear or antagonism. Thus, the hormonal mechanisms underlying prestige-based status are largely unknown. Here, we examine the effects of previous experiences of prestige-assessed using community-wide nominations of talent and advice provision-on intraindividual changes in testosterone in a large-scale naturalistic community. Results revealed that men who achieve high standing in the group's prestige hierarchy in the initial weeks of group forma...Continue Reading

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Aug 23, 2018·International Journal of Behavioral Medicine·O KornienkoD A Granger
Jul 28, 2019·Evolutionary Psychology : an International Journal of Evolutionary Approaches to Psychology and Behavior·Tobias L KordsmeyerLars Penke
Aug 21, 2020·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Patrick K DurkeeDavid M Buss
May 8, 2021·Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience·Macià Buades-RotgerUlrike M Krämer

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