Testosterone promotes either dominance or submissiveness in the Ultimatum Game depending on players’ social rank

Abstract Endogenous testosterone promotes behaviours intended to enhance social dominance. However, recent research suggests that testosterone enhances strategic social behaviour rather than dominance seeking behaviour. This possibility has not been tested in a population whose members are known to...

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Autores principales:	Yukako Inoue, Taiki Takahashi, Robert P. Burriss, Sakura Arai, Toshikazu Hasegawa, Toshio Yamagishi, Toko Kiyonari
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2017
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:baacee9ad2a84e15989e22fe6370c8a42021-12-02T15:05:43ZTestosterone promotes either dominance or submissiveness in the Ultimatum Game depending on players’ social rank10.1038/s41598-017-05603-72045-2322https://doaj.org/article/baacee9ad2a84e15989e22fe6370c8a42017-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05603-7https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Endogenous testosterone promotes behaviours intended to enhance social dominance. However, recent research suggests that testosterone enhances strategic social behaviour rather than dominance seeking behaviour. This possibility has not been tested in a population whose members are known to vary in social status. Here, we explored the relationship between pre-existing social status and salivary testosterone level among members of a rugby team at a Japanese university, where a strong seniority norm maintains hierarchical relationships. Participants played a series of one-shot Ultimatum Games (UG) both as proposer and responder. Opponents were anonymised but of known seniority. We analysed participants’ acquiescence (how much more they offered beyond the lowest offer they would accept). The results showed that, among the most senior participants, higher testosterone was associated with lower acquiescence. Conversely, higher testosterone among the lower-status participants was associated with higher acquiescence. Our results suggest that testosterone may enhance socially dominant behaviour among high-status persons, but strategic submission to seniority among lower-status persons.Yukako InoueTaiki TakahashiRobert P. BurrissSakura AraiToshikazu HasegawaToshio YamagishiToko KiyonariNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Yukako Inoue Taiki Takahashi Robert P. Burriss Sakura Arai Toshikazu Hasegawa Toshio Yamagishi Toko Kiyonari Testosterone promotes either dominance or submissiveness in the Ultimatum Game depending on players’ social rank
description	Abstract Endogenous testosterone promotes behaviours intended to enhance social dominance. However, recent research suggests that testosterone enhances strategic social behaviour rather than dominance seeking behaviour. This possibility has not been tested in a population whose members are known to vary in social status. Here, we explored the relationship between pre-existing social status and salivary testosterone level among members of a rugby team at a Japanese university, where a strong seniority norm maintains hierarchical relationships. Participants played a series of one-shot Ultimatum Games (UG) both as proposer and responder. Opponents were anonymised but of known seniority. We analysed participants’ acquiescence (how much more they offered beyond the lowest offer they would accept). The results showed that, among the most senior participants, higher testosterone was associated with lower acquiescence. Conversely, higher testosterone among the lower-status participants was associated with higher acquiescence. Our results suggest that testosterone may enhance socially dominant behaviour among high-status persons, but strategic submission to seniority among lower-status persons.
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author	Yukako Inoue Taiki Takahashi Robert P. Burriss Sakura Arai Toshikazu Hasegawa Toshio Yamagishi Toko Kiyonari
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title	Testosterone promotes either dominance or submissiveness in the Ultimatum Game depending on players’ social rank
title_short	Testosterone promotes either dominance or submissiveness in the Ultimatum Game depending on players’ social rank
title_full	Testosterone promotes either dominance or submissiveness in the Ultimatum Game depending on players’ social rank
title_fullStr	Testosterone promotes either dominance or submissiveness in the Ultimatum Game depending on players’ social rank
title_full_unstemmed	Testosterone promotes either dominance or submissiveness in the Ultimatum Game depending on players’ social rank
title_sort	testosterone promotes either dominance or submissiveness in the ultimatum game depending on players’ social rank
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2017
url	https://doaj.org/article/baacee9ad2a84e15989e22fe6370c8a4
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Testosterone promotes either dominance or submissiveness in the Ultimatum Game depending on players’ social rank

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