Positive Cortisol–Testosterone Hormonal Coupling Among Adolescents in Argentina and Jordan
This is the first study to demonstrate positive cortisol-testosterone coupling across adolescence in two socio-ecologically distinct, non-Western populations. While hormonal decoupling was not observed, coupling patterns suggest population-level differences in pubertal timing. These findings challenge assumptions derived from Western-based research and underscore the need for global, context-sensitive models of adolescent development.
Authors
- Margaret Corley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0682-0128)
- Claudia Valeggia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3589-6890)
- Jessica Godwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5892-3110)
- Josefin Koehn
- Mélanie Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0368-2791)
- Kristin Hadfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0234-0829)
- Rana Basem Dajani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4355-9977)
- Delaney J. Glass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0788-709X)
- Catherine Panter‐Brick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4635-2234)
- Eleanna Bez
Institutions
- Hashemite University (JO)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University of Washington (US)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- Yale University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Biological Anthropology
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.70134
- Primary Topic
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Wenner-Gren Foundation
- Yale University
- University of Washington
- National Institutes of Health
- Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, University of Washington
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development