Aatube@lemmy.dbzer0.com to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoNo relationship between testosterone and risk aversion: A meta-analytic reviewwww.sciencedirect.comexternal-linkmessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up192arrow-down1external-linkNo relationship between testosterone and risk aversion: A meta-analytic reviewwww.sciencedirect.comAatube@lemmy.dbzer0.com to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square28linkfedilinkfile-text
Basically testosterone does not appear to encourage risk-taking. Other outlets: https://nautil.us/the-unbelievable-strength-of-the-testosterone-myth-1280799 https://www.psypost.org/the-testosterone-myth-large-analysis-finds-no-link-between-the-macho-hormone-and-risk-taking/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41638539/
minus-squarepanthera_@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoYes, but wandering involves low risk aversion. This could be caused by males being hardwired by prenatal testosterone.
minus-squareentropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI’m not saying it couldn’t, just pointing out the nurture side of the debate
minus-squarepanthera_@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoNurture cannot be involved since a mother cat takes care her male and female kittens equally.
Yes, but wandering involves low risk aversion. This could be caused by males being hardwired by prenatal testosterone.
I’m not saying it couldn’t, just pointing out the nurture side of the debate
Nurture cannot be involved since a mother cat takes care her male and female kittens equally.