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Robert Josephs, Ph.D.
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1. Historically, the reproductive (HPG) and stress (HPA) axes have been targets of independent investigation. Recently, we have found that the interaction product of these axes’ most heavily-studied hormones (testosterone and cortisol) function impressively to predict resilience in the face of acute stress as well predicting recovery from the effects of involuntary submission.
2. A second focus is on the physiology of stress and how our social environments and personality interact with this physiology. Of particularly interest is how affiliation, dominance, social class, and culture influence cortisol and cardiovascular response to and recovery from acute stress, and further downstream, implications for physical and mental health.
3. Much of the research linking androgens to behavior has been conducted using methods that have emphasized competition (e.g., dominance challenges). However, in many social settings, cooperative behaviors are at least as common (and important) as competitive behaviors. Is cooperation hormonally-mediated, and if so, which hormones are involved?
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Hormones and Behavior
Jones, A. C. & Josephs, R. A. Neuroticism and cortisol reactivity in two species. (under review). PDF
Mehta, P. H., Josephs, R. A., & Wuehrmann, E. Does Competition or Cooperation Lead to Better Performance? The Moderating Role of Testosterone (under review). PDF
Slatcher, R. B., Mehta, P. H., & Josephs, R. A. Testosterone and mate competition among human males. (under review). PDF
Mehta, P.H., Jones, A.C., & Josephs, R.A. (in press). The Social Endocrinology of Dominance: Basal Testosterone Predicts Cortisol Changes and Behavior Following Victory and Defeat. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. PDF
Mehta, P. H., & Josephs, R. A. (in press). Testosterone. In R. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. PDF
Sellers, J. G., Mehl, M. R., & Josephs, R. A. (2007) Hormones and Personality: Testosterone as a Marker of Individual Differences. . Journal of Research in Personality, 41, 126-138. PDF
Edwards, D. A. (2006) Competition and testosterone (Commentary on Mehta & Josephs). Hormones and Behavior, 50, 681-683. PDF
Jones, A. C., & Josephs, R. A. (2006) Interspecies hormonal interactions between man and the domestic dog (Canis familiaris). Hormones and Behavior, 50, 393-400. PDF (if unable to download, try this file)
Josephs, R. A., Sellers, J. G., Newman, M. L., & Mehta, P.H.(2006) The Mismatch Effect: When Testosterone and Status are at Odds. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 90(6), 999-1013. PDF
Mehta, P. H., & Josephs, R. A. (2006) Testosterone change after losing predicts the decision to compete again. Hormones and Behavior, 50, 684-692. PDF
Newman, M.L., Josephs, R.A., & Guinn Sellers, J. (2005). Testosterone, Cognition, and Social Status. Hormones and Behavior, 47, 205-211. PDF
Josephs, R. A., Newman, M. L, Brown, R. P., & Beer, J. M. (2003). Status, testosterone, and human intellectual performance: Stereotype threat as status concern. Psychological Science, 14, 158-163. PDF
Josephs, R. A., Guinn, J., Harper, M. L, & Askari, F. (2001). Liquorice consumption and testosterone concentrations. The Lancet , 358(9293), 1613-1614. PDF
Social Endocrinology Lecture download (PowerPoint)
Self
Schroeder, D. G., Josephs, R. A., & Swann, W. B. Foregoing lucrative employment to preserve low self-esteem. (under review). PDF
Josephs, R.A., Bosson J.K., & Jacobs, C.G. (2003). Self-esteem maintenance processes: Why low self-esteem may be resistant to change. Personality And Social Psychology Bulletin, 29, 920-933. PDF
Brown, R. B., & Josephs, R. A. (1999). A burden of proof: Stereotype relevance and gender differences in math performance. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 76(2), 246-257. PDF
Judgment and Decision Making
Campbell, R. S., Gibbs, B. N., Guinn, J. S., Josephs, R. A., Newman, M. L., Rentfrow, P. J., & Stone, L. D. (2002). A biased view of liberal bias, American Psychologist, 57 (4), 297-298. PDF
Silvera, D. H., Josephs, R. A., & Giesler, R. B. (2002). Bigger is better: the influence of physical size on aesthetic preference judgments. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 15, 189-202. PDF
Silvera, D., Josephs, R. A., and Giesler, R. B. (2001). The proportion heuristic: Problem set size as a basis for performance judgments. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 14, 207-221. PDF
