Then, each year, the test subjects each chew a piece of gum, expectorate into a test tube, and mail the biological samples in. Statistical analysis of the data will probably start in December, Booth said. He speculated about some of scenarios the study might shed light on. In a family where the parents favor one child over another, example, perhaps the study will show that the unfavored child has a higher level of conflict with the parents, resulting in a higher level of testosterone produced by the child. Another thing we're looking at is the relationship between the mother's testosterone and the father's testosterone.
People tend to marry individuals like themselves.
Maybe high-T people are attracted to each other. But in most marriages, one individual tends to be more dominant. Probably not, Booth says. We're concerned that the reason some high-T people are antisocial is because of the way they were treated as youths. The study may show that the amount of time and attention parents give their children in early years affects their children's hormone levels.