La relación 2D:4D muestra una leve correlación positiva con la dominancia agresiva, pero no con la dominancia social, en jugadores de fútbol de categorías formativas de un equipo de primera división en Uruguay

• Autores: Alvaro Mailhos, Abraham P. Buunk, Denis del Arca
• Localización: Ciencias Psicológicas, ISSN 1688-4094, ISSN-e 1688-4221, Año 7, Nº. 2, 2013, págs. 143-150
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.22235/cp.v7i1.1055
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Mild positive correlation of the 2d:4d ratio and aggressive dominance, but not sociable dominance, in junior soccer players from an uruguayan first division team
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  • español

    Existe considerable evidencia que apoya la existencia de una diferencia en los niveles de agresividad entre hombres y mujeres. Se ha propuesto además que los niveles de testosterona (T) estarían relacionados con las conductas agresivas. En este e studio se explora la eventual correlación entre dos formas de dominancia -la dominancia social y la dominancia agresiva- y una medida indirecta de los niveles de T fetal, la relación 2D:4D, en un grupo de jugadores de fútbol de las categorías formativas de un equipo de Primera División del Uruguay. Los resultados obtenidos muestran una leve correlación positiva de la relación 2D:4D y la dominancia agresiva, pero no con la dominancia social. En este trabajo se discuten los resultados a la luz de observaciones dispares observadas en otras poblaciones y se presentan algunas propiedades psicométricas de las escalas de dominancia social y agresiva empleadas

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    There is considerable evidence supporting the existence of a difference in levels of aggression between men and women. It has also been proposed that testosterone levels could be related to aggressive behavior. This study explores the possible correlation of two different forms of dominance -sociable and aggressive dominance- and an indirect measure of fetal testosterone levels, the 2D:4D ratio, in a group of soccer players from the formative categories of a First Division team in Uruguay. The results obtained show a mild positive correlation of the 2D:4D ratio and aggressive dominance, but not sociable domi- nance. This paper discusses the results in the light of confl icting observations made in other populations.

    Additionally, basic psychometric properties of the sociable- and aggressive dominance scales applied in this study are presented

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