creators_name: Mazur, Allan
creators_name: Michalek, Joel
type: preprint
datestamp: 1998-04-15
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:54:08
metadata_visibility: show
title: Marriage, Divorce and Male Testosterone
subjects: soc-psy
full_text_status: public
abstract: Among male Air Force veterans of the Vietnam era, age-adjusted testosterone (T) levels are lower in married men than among those who are single or divorced. Contrary to the assumption of some sociological studies, age-adjusted T is not constant over time. T is relatively high during the years surrounding a divorce, and T level falls during the years surrounding marriage. Changing T levels may explain the low criminality found among married men, and the increase in wife abuse around the time of divorce.
date: 1998
date_type: published
refereed: TRUE
citation:   Mazur, Allan and Michalek, Joel  (1998) Marriage, Divorce and Male Testosterone.  [Preprint]     
document_url: http://cogprints.org/632/1/Joel.html