Prenatal and postnatal cortisol and testosterone are related to parental caregiving quality in fathers, but not in mothers

• Main Authors: Bos, Peter A., Hechler, Christine, Beijers, Roseriet, Shinohara, Kazuyuki, Esposito, Gianluca, de Weerth, Carolina
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Steroid Hormones; Caregiving Quality
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85567; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45085
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Testosterone and cortisol have both been implicated in human parenting behavior. We investigated the relations between observed quality of caregiving during parent-child interactions and pre- and postnatal testosterone and cortisol levels, in both mothers (N= 88) and fathers (N= 57). Testosterone an...