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Androgen receptor gene and sociosexuality. Does fighting ability moderate the effect of genetics in reproductive strategies?

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dc.contributor.authorPolo, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorValenzuela, Nohelia
dc.contributor.authorMuñoz Reyes, José Antonio
dc.contributor.authorRuiz-Pérez, Irene
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez-Sickert, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorMatellano, Margarita
dc.contributor.authorFernández-Martínez, Ana B.
dc.contributor.authorPita, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorMuñoz Reyes, José Antonio
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-03T14:05:12Z
dc.date.available2023-01-03T14:05:12Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.description.abstractSociosexuality is a reliable proxy to evaluate the trade-off between short-term and long-term human mating strategies. The androgen receptor (AR) gene CAG-repeats polymorphism regulates the effect of testosterone and the expression of testosterone-related traits commonly associated with short-term mating strategies. According to the strategic pluralism hypothesis, a more effective receptor would prompt a short-term mating strategy to maximize the number of sexual partners, but studies are inconclusive and contradictory. The effect of a particular gene in behavior is frequently small and affected by the social environment and other variables, particularly psychological and personality traits. In the current study we propose the effect of the AR gene polymorphism in sociosexuality to be moderated by self-perceived fighting ability, a psychological attribute relevant in intrasexual competition. Our objective is to reveal if the CAG polymorphism is associated with a short-term strategy as expected from the strategic pluralism hypothesis, or conversely with long-term investments to maximize parental care. We fail to find any effect of the CAG polymorphism over mating strategies. However, self-perceived fighting ability is related to short-term mating orientation but not to the number of past sexual partners. In conclusion, we find no clear evidence about the potential role of CAG polymorphism of the AR gene over sociosexual attitudes and behavior. However, results from other studies suggest that there is evidence that genetic factors influence sociosexuality, but it is necessary to consider simultaneously more than a single genetic polymorphism and other psychological and physiological variables.
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dc.identifier.citationAndrogen receptor gene and sociosexuality. Does fighting ability moderate the effect of genetics in reproductive strategies?. Pablo Polo, Nohelia T. Valenzuela, José Antonio Muñoz-Reyes, Irene Ruiz-Pérez, Carlos Rodríguez-Sickert, Margarita Matellano, Ana B. Fernández-Martínez & Miguel Pita Current Psychology .dicember 2022 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-04139-y
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-04139-y
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.udd.cl/handle/11447/6874
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectSociosexuality
dc.subjectCAG polymorphism
dc.subjectSelf-perceived fighting ability
dc.subjectHuman reproductive strategy
dc.titleAndrogen receptor gene and sociosexuality. Does fighting ability moderate the effect of genetics in reproductive strategies?
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dcterms.sourceCurrent Psychology
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