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March 23, 2026Journal of Behavioral Addictions4 citationsOpen Access

Hair testosterone and cortisol interactively predict problematic pornography use in a male sample

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TBTom Malte BurkardtRSRudolf StarkTSTobias Stalder

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore how testosterone and cortisol levels interact to predict problematic pornography use in males.
  • Measured basal testosterone and cortisol levels
  • Assessed problematic pornography use in male participants
  • Analyzed associations between hormonal levels and behavioral outcomes
  • Found an association between testosterone and cortisol levels and problematic pornography use
  • Could not establish a link between hormonal levels and risk taking or impulsivity

Abstract

This study delivers novel evidence for an association between basal testosterone and cortisol levels in PPU for males. However, the assumed association between hormonal levels, risk taking and impulsivity could not be supported.

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Burkardt et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c0ddb8fddb9876e79c1139https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2025.00489
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