RT Article
T1 Examining How Testosterone and Cortisol Influence the Relationship Between Strain, Negative Emotions, and Antisocial Behavior: A Gendered Analysis:
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 66
IS 10
SP 1470
OP 1501
A1 Cooke, Eric M.
A1 Armstrong, Todd A.
A1 Boisvert, Danielle L.
A1 Connolly, Eric J.
A1 Harper, James
A1 Kavish, Nicholas
A1 Lewis, Richard H.
A1 Wells, Jessica
A1 Woeckener, Matthias
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1727381106
AB This study provides a test of General Strain Theory by examining the relations between strain, negative emotions, and biological hormones in the prediction of antisocial behavior across gender. Findings from a diverse sample of 512 undergraduate students reveal that strain and the ratio between testosterone to cortisol reactivity are associated with higher levels of antisocial behavior in males, but not females. In contrast, the effect of depressive symptoms on antisocial behavior is stronger at higher levels of strain and ratio of testosterone to cortisol reactivity in females. Drug use and depressive symptoms were found to partly mediate the association between strain and antisocial behavior in females, but not males.
K1 General strain theory
K1 Antisocial behavior
K1 Gender
K1 Hormones
K1 Depression
K1 Anger
DO 10.1177/0011128720903047