Why the study?
Does an interpersonal challenge of dominance status affect heart rate and testosterone differently in dominant versus submissive males?
Population
20 college-aged male students
Comparison
Interpersonal challenge of dominance status vs Self-reported dominant versus submissive males
Authors
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Dominance may moderate acute stress reactivity; hypothesis-generating for interactionist models, with no practice implications yet.
Does an interpersonal challenge of dominance status affect heart rate and testosterone differently in dominant versus submissive males?
Acute stress reactivity to dominance challenges differs based on baseline self-reported dominance, highlighting the importance of an interactionist perspective.
Rejeski et al. (1989) studied this question.
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