A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Digit ratio and risk taking in post-menopausal Finnish women
Authors: Lyons M, Helle S
Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Publication year: 2013
Journal: Personality and Individual Differences
Journal name in source: PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
Journal acronym: PERS INDIV DIFFER
Number in series: 5
Volume: 55
Issue: 5
First page : 591
Last page: 594
Number of pages: 4
ISSN: 0191-8869
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2013.05.014
Abstract
Although an indicator of prenatal testosterone (PT), 2D:4D ratio, has been extensively studied in the domain of financial risk taking, other domains of risk have received less attention. It is thought that elevated levels of PT relate to more masculinised behaviours, including increased risk taking propensity. In this study, we report negative findings with regards to health (average weekly drinking and daily smoking) and sexual (lifetime number of sexual partners) risk in a sample of post-menopausal Finnish women (N = 146-262). Our results suggest that PT may not masculinise health and sexual risk taking in women, at least at an older age. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Although an indicator of prenatal testosterone (PT), 2D:4D ratio, has been extensively studied in the domain of financial risk taking, other domains of risk have received less attention. It is thought that elevated levels of PT relate to more masculinised behaviours, including increased risk taking propensity. In this study, we report negative findings with regards to health (average weekly drinking and daily smoking) and sexual (lifetime number of sexual partners) risk in a sample of post-menopausal Finnish women (N = 146-262). Our results suggest that PT may not masculinise health and sexual risk taking in women, at least at an older age. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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