• J Pers Soc Psychol · Dec 1990

    Comparative Study

    Testosterone and occupational choice: actors, ministers, and other men.

    • James M Dabbs, Denise de la Rue, and Paula M Williams.
    • Georgia State U, Atlanta.
    • J Pers Soc Psychol. 1990 Dec 1; 59 (6): 1261-1265.

    AbstractOccupational differences in testosterone concentrations, focusing on actors and ministers, were explored in 3 studies. The 1st examined salivary testosterone in 7 occupational groups and an unemployed comparison group and found actors and football players higher than ministers but no other significant differences. The 2nd examined salivary testosterone in 2 kinds of actors (stage actors and comedians) and 2 kinds of ministers (pastoral ministers and missionaries) and found actors high and ministers low but no differences between subgroups within each occupation. The 3rd examined serum testosterone in entertainers and ministers in an archival sample of military veterans and found entertainers high and ministers low. The results are interpreted in terms of dominance and antisocial tendencies, with the conclusion that these variables are complex and can affect occupational preference in subtle ways.

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