LA RELACIÓN 2D:4D MUESTRA UNA LEVE CORRELACIÓN POSITIVA CON LA DOMINANCIA AGRESIVA, PERO NO CON LA DOMINANCIA SOCIAL, EN JUGADORES DE FÚTBOL DE CATEGORÍAS FORMATIVAS DE UN EQUIPO DE PRIMERA DIVISIÓN EN URUGUAY

Álvaro Mailhos; Abraham P. Buunk; Denise del Arca

doi:10.22235/cp.v7i1.1055

Authors

Álvaro Mailhos Universidad Católica del Uruguay
Abraham P. Buunk Universidad de Groningen
Denise del Arca Universidad Católica del Uruguay

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v7i1.1055

Keywords:

2D, 4D, aggressive dominance, sociable dominance, personality, prenatal testosterone

Abstract

There is considerable evidence supporting the existence of a difference in levels of aggression between men and women. It has also been proposed that testosterone levels could be related to aggressive behavior. This study explores the possible correlation of two different forms of dominance -sociable and aggressive dominance- and an indirect measure of fetal testosterone levels, the 2D:4D ratio, in a group of soccer players from the formative categories of a First Division team in Uruguay. The results obtained show a mild positive correlation of the 2D:4D ratio and aggressive dominance, but not sociable dominance. This paper discusses the results in the light of conflicting observations made in other populations. Additionally, basic psychometric properties of the sociable- and aggressive dominance scales applied in this study are presented.

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