Arousal of Sexual and Aggressive Contact by Exposure to Stressors in Albino Rats
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10123633 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Israel Posner (Stockton University, corresponding author), Kathleen M Conway (Stockton University) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 145-151 |
| Publication date | 1981-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of General Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1309 • E-ISSN: 1940-0888 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00221309.1981.9921029 |
| PMID | 7194901 |
| OpenAlex | W2012837973 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
Since certain forms of aggressive and sexual activity are associated with elevated adrenal steroid activity, the hypothesis explored here was whether subjection to a stressful environment which is known to elevate adrenal output would arouse both sexual and aggressive behavior. Accordingly, 24 male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to either physical restraint and heat or a nonstress control environment for 13 days. Following this treatment Ss were tested for sexual and aggressive behavior. As predicted, the stressed Ss showed increased levels of ano-genital sniffing of an estrus female, as well as increased intermale aggressiveness
Arousal · Biology · Corticosterone · Developmental psychology · Estrous cycle · Hormone · Sex organ · Sexual arousal · Sexual behavior · Sniffing · Stressor · Clinical Psychology · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Neuroscience · Physiology · Psychology · Social Psychology · Stress Responses and Cortisol
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1980 - 1994 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |