Narcissism moderates the association between basal testosterone and generosity in men.

Autor: Czarna AZ; Institute of Applied Psychology, Jagiellonian University, ul. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 4, 30-348 Kraków, Poland. Electronic address: anna.czarna@uj.edu.pl., Ziemiańska M; Institute of Applied Psychology, Jagiellonian University, ul. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 4, 30-348 Kraków, Poland., Pawlicki P; Center of Experimental and Innovative Medicine, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Redzina 1c, 30-248 Krakow, Poland. Electronic address: piotr.pawlicki@urk.edu.pl., Carré JM; Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Psychology, Nipissing University, North Bay, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: justinca@nipissingu.ca., Sedikides C; School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, England, United Kingdom. Electronic address: cs2@soton.ac.uk.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Hormones and behavior [Horm Behav] 2022 Nov; Vol. 146, pp. 105265. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 22.
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2022.105265
Abstrakt: Research has linked hormones to behavioral outcomes in intricate ways, often moderated by psychological dispositions. The associations between testosterone and antisocial or prosocial outcomes also depend on dispositions relevant to status and dominance. In two studies (N1 = 68, N2 = 83), we investigated whether endogenous testosterone, measured in saliva, and narcissism, a psychological variable highly relevant to status motivation, interactively predicted men's preferences regarding resource allocation. Narcissism moderated the links between testosterone and social value orientation: among low narcissists testosterone negatively predicted generosity in resource allocation and probability of endorsing a prosocial (vs. pro-self) value orientation, whereas among high narcissists testosterone tended to positively predict generosity and the probability of endorsing a prosocial (vs. pro-self) value orientation. We discuss these results as examples of calibrating effects of testosterone on human behavior, serving to increase and maintain social status. We advocate the relevance of psychological dispositions, alongside situations, when examining the role of T in social outcomes.
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