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The correlation between testosterone levels and aggression in subjects with Asperger`s Disorder
The correlation between testosterone levels and aggression in subjects with Asperger`s Disorder

Author(s): Mihai Gabriel Alin ȘUIU APOSTOL, Oana Boantă, Mihnea Manea
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Psychology
Published by: Editura Sedcom Libris Iasi
Keywords: aggressiveness; testosterone; Asperger's disorder;

Summary/Abstract: In our research, two batches were used, each containing 12 male subjects, one experimental (subjects with Asperger's Disorder) and one witness (subjects without Asperger's Disorder), tested for serum testosterone and the Psychic State Profile (POMS).Data processing was performed by analyzing the starting statistics indicators, comparative analysis and correlations between the results obtained for each batch, thus concluding that aggression is more pronounced in subjects with Asperger's Disorder where the testosterone level ,vas above average and decreased in subjects with Disorder Asperger and testosterone level below the mean and in the control group subjects.

  • Issue Year: 79/2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 31-36
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English