TY - JOUR
T1 - Adolescent Personality as Risk and Resiliency in the Testosterone–Externalizing Association
AU - Reardon, Kathleen W.
AU - Herzhoff, Kathrin
AU - Tackett, Jennifer L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The Authors. Journal of Research on Adolescence © 2015 Society for Research on Adolescence
Copyright:
Copyright 2016 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - Previous investigations of testosterone and externalizing behavior have provided mixed findings. We tested the hypothesis that self-regulatory personality moderates the testosterone–externalizing behavior association in adolescence. Parents reported on their 13- to 18-year-old (N = 106, Mage = 16.01, SD = 1.29) children's personalities and psychopathology. Testosterone was measured via drool samples. As hypothesized, personality moderated the testosterone–externalizing behavior association. High testosterone predicted higher levels of externalizing behaviors, but only for adolescents low in Agreeableness and Conscientiousness. Also, personality acted as a resiliency factor: high levels of Conscientiousness, in the presence of high testosterone, predicted lower levels of rule breaking. Results highlight how endogenous factors, such as personality, may interact with testosterone, and emphasize the relevance of including personality moderators in future research.
AB - Previous investigations of testosterone and externalizing behavior have provided mixed findings. We tested the hypothesis that self-regulatory personality moderates the testosterone–externalizing behavior association in adolescence. Parents reported on their 13- to 18-year-old (N = 106, Mage = 16.01, SD = 1.29) children's personalities and psychopathology. Testosterone was measured via drool samples. As hypothesized, personality moderated the testosterone–externalizing behavior association. High testosterone predicted higher levels of externalizing behaviors, but only for adolescents low in Agreeableness and Conscientiousness. Also, personality acted as a resiliency factor: high levels of Conscientiousness, in the presence of high testosterone, predicted lower levels of rule breaking. Results highlight how endogenous factors, such as personality, may interact with testosterone, and emphasize the relevance of including personality moderators in future research.
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U2 - 10.1111/jora.12198
DO - 10.1111/jora.12198
M3 - Article
C2 - 28581652
AN - SCOPUS:84924195382
SN - 1050-8392
VL - 26
SP - 390
EP - 402
JO - Journal of Research on Adolescence
JF - Journal of Research on Adolescence
IS - 3
ER -