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Title: Exploratory Analysis of the Relationship between Social Identification and Testosterone Reactivity to Vicarious Combat.
Authors: Casto, Kathleen V. (AUTHOR), Root, Zach L. (AUTHOR), Geniole, Shawn N. (AUTHOR), Carré, Justin M. (AUTHOR), Bruner, Mark W. (AUTHOR)
Source: Human Nature. Jun2021, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p509-527. 19p.
Subjects: Athletes, Testosterone, Social groups, Group identity, Winning & losing (Contests & competitions), Individual differences
Abstract: Testosterone (T) fluctuates in response to competitive social interactions, with the direction of change typically depending on factors such as contest outcome. Watching a competition may be sufficient to activate T among fans and others who are invested in the outcome. This study explores the change in T associated with vicarious experiences of competition among combat sport athletes viewing a teammate win or lose and assesses how individual differences in social identification with one's team relates to these patterns of T reactivity. Twenty-six male combat athletes completed a social identity questionnaire on a neutral day. Later, salivary samples (assayed for T) were obtained before and after athletes viewed a video of a teammate engaged in a formal contest. T reactivity to viewing a teammate compete varied among participants in both the magnitude and direction of change, independent of contest outcome. Individual differences in cognitive centrality, a core feature of social identification, showed a strong positive relationship with T reactivity, particularly if their teammate won. Initial findings suggest that dominance-linked androgen responses associated with watching a teammate win a competition might depend on the belief that team membership is central to one's own identity. These exploratory results in a small sample of combat athletes should be interpreted with caution. Uncovering the role of social group dynamics in influencing T responses to competition is particularly important in light of the evolutionary history of coalitional combat in humans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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