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Study: Testosterone Influences Men's Response to Women's Attractiveness

12/19/2025

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Testosterone modulates men’s responses to social injustice toward women, varying by the woman’s attractiveness.
Hangzhou Normal University led a study with 85 heterosexual male students in a 'Third-Party Punishment' game.
Men punished unfair offers more often when the recipient was less attractive toward women.
Testosterone did not increase punishment intensity.
Limitations include no biochemical verification and a focus on male participants.

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Story summary

Testosterone modulates men’s responses to social injustice toward women, varying by the woman’s attractiveness.
Hangzhou Normal University led a study with 85 heterosexual male students in a 'Third-Party Punishment' game.
Men punished unfair offers more often when the recipient was less attractive toward women.
Testosterone did not increase punishment intensity.
Limitations include no biochemical verification and a focus on male participants.