Table 2.
Partial correlations for age and emotion experience and steroid hormones.
| Study 1: Men's health 40+ | Study 2: Men stress 40+ | Study 3: Fatherhood | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGE | |||
| Anxiety (BSI) | −0.191 | 0.110 | −0.113 |
| 0.001 | 0.131 | 0.030 | |
| Depression (BSI) | −0.087 | −0.117 | −0.011 |
| 0.079t | 0.116 | 0.831 | |
| Aggression (BSI) | – | – | −0.175 |
| 0.001 | |||
| Physical aggression (BPAQ) | −0.116 | −0.160 | – |
| 0.031 | 0.051t | ||
| Verbal aggression (BPAQ) | 0.127 | 0.180 | – |
| 0.021 | 0.033 | ||
| Anger (BPAQ) | −0.108 | 0.131 | – |
| 0.042 | 0.090t | ||
| Hostility (BPAQ) | 0.007 | 0.012 | – |
| 0.458 | 0.453 | ||
| Positive affect (PANAS) | – | 0.149 | – |
| 0.064t | |||
| Negative affect (PANAS) | – | 0.001 | – |
| 0.495 | |||
| sT | −0.236 | −0.246 | −0.176 |
| 0.000 | 0.006 | 0.001 | |
| sDHEA | −0.301 | −0.338 | – |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| sE2 | −0.191 | 0.008 | 0.151 |
| 0.001 | 0.468 | 0.004 | |
| sP | −0.203 | −0.193 | – |
| 0.001 | 0.024 | ||
| sC | 0.128 | −0.125 | −0.040 |
| 0.024 | 0.101 | 0.441 | |
| hT | −0.187 | −0.283 | – |
| 0.006 | 0.004 | ||
| hDHEA | 0.026 | −0.133 | – |
| 0.366 | 0.110 | ||
| hP | −0.118 | −0.032 | – |
| 0.058t | 0.386 | ||
| hCrtson | 0.100 | −0.109 | – |
| 0.090t | 0.127 | ||
| hCrtsl | 0.139 | 0.041 | – |
| 0.031 | 0.336 | ||
Upper values in the compartments represent correlation coefficients and values below represent level of significance. Bold correlations are significant at p < 0.05. T, Testosterone; C, Cortisol; DHEA, Dehydroepiandrosterone; P, Progesterone; E2, Estradiol; sC, salivary C; sT, salivary T; sDHEA, salivary DHEA; sP, salivary P; sE2, salivary E2; hT, hair T; hCrtsl, hair C; hDHEA, hair DHEA; hair P, hP; hair cortisone, hCrtson; BSI, Brief Symptom Inventory; PANAS, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule; BPAQ, Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire.