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Sensation seeking and gonadal hormones

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Reid J. Daitzman ,
Marvin Zuckerman ,
Paul Sammelwitz  and
Venkataseshu Ganjam
Reid J. Daitzman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Fairfield University
Marvin Zuckerman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Delaware
Paul Sammelwitz
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Biochemistry, University of Delaware
Venkataseshu Ganjam
Affiliation:
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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Summary

Two samples of male students (N = 25, and N = 51) and a small sample of female students (N = 7) were administered the Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS), and blood samples were drawn on two occasions to determine plasma levels of androgens and oestrogens. Reliable and significant simple and partial correlations were found between the sex hormones and the SSS subscale, Disinhibition. Partial correlations simultaneously controlled for height, weight, age, and recency of orgasm.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , October 1978 , pp. 401 - 408
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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