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http://hdl.handle.net/1893/17855| Appears in Collections: | Psychology Journal Articles |
| Peer Review Status: | Refereed |
| Title: | Testosterone exposure, dopaminergic reward, and sensation-seeking in young men |
| Author(s): | Campbell, Benjamin C Dreber, Anna Apicella, Coren L Eisenberg, Dan T A Gray, Peter B Little, Anthony Garcia, Justin R Zamore, Richard S Lum, J Koji |
| Contact Email: | anthony.little@stir.ac.uk |
| Keywords: | Testosterone Sensation-seeking DRD4 Dopaminergic reward system |
| Issue Date: | Mar-2010 |
| Date Deposited: | 4-Dec-2013 |
| Citation: | Campbell BC, Dreber A, Apicella CL, Eisenberg DTA, Gray PB, Little A, Garcia JR, Zamore RS & Lum JK (2010) Testosterone exposure, dopaminergic reward, and sensation-seeking in young men. Physiology and Behavior, 99 (4), pp. 451-456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.12.011 |
| Abstract: | To test the relationship between androgen exposure, dopaminergic reward and sensation-seeking, we compared variation in salivary testosterone (T), 2D:4D digit ratio, facial masculinity, Zuckerman's sensation-seeking scale (SSS) and the D4 dopamine receptor (DRD4) genes from 98 young men, between the ages of 18 and 23 years. In univariate analyses, both salivary T and facial masculinity were significantly correlated with the SSS boredom susceptibility subscale, while the presence of the 7-repeat allele (7R+) in the dopamine receptor D4 gene was associated with the SSS thrill and adventure-seeking and overall sensation-seeking. Neither left nor right 2D:4D digit ratio was associated with any sensation-seeking scale. In multivariate models, salivary T and facial masculinity were significant predictors of SSS boredom susceptibility, while 7R+ was a significant predictor of SSS thrill and adventure-seeking. For overall SSS, both 7R+ and salivary T were significant predictors. There was no significant interaction of 7R+ and androgen exposure for SSS or any of the SSS subscales. These results add to earlier reports of an association between T and sensation-seeking. In addition, our results also indicate that genetic variation in DRD4 is independently associated with SSS sensation-seeking. |
| DOI Link: | 10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.12.011 |
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