2D:4D in Men Is Related to Aggressive Dominance but Not to Sociable Dominance

L. van der Meij; M. Almela; A.P. Buunk; S. Dubbs; A. Salvador

doi:10.1002/ab.21422

2D:4D in Men Is Related to Aggressive Dominance but Not to Sociable Dominance

L. van der Meij, M. Almela, A.P. Buunk, S. Dubbs, A. Salvador

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It has been shown that a smaller ratio between the length of the second and fourth digit (2D:4D) is an indicator of the exposure to prenatal testosterone (T). This study measured the 2D:4D of men and assessed dominance as a personality trait to investigate indirectly if the exposure to prenatal T is related to a dominant personality later in life. Results showed that men had a more aggressive dominant personality when having a more masculine (lower) 2D:4D, while there was no relationship between sociable dominance and 2D:4D. Findings from this study indicate that it is important to distinguish different forms of dominance since other studies failed to find relationships between dominance and 2D:4D. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	208-212
Journal	Aggressive Behavior
Volume	38
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.21422
Publication status	Published - 2012

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