Irene Ruiz-Pérez

Mrs. Irene Ruiz-Pérez

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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10 February 2022 in Behavioral Sciences
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NVNohelia T. Valenzuela
Nohelia T. Valenzuela
IRIrene Ruiz-Pérez
Irene Ruiz-Pérez
CRCarlos Rodríguez-Sickert
Carlos Rodríguez-Sickert
PPPablo Polo
Pablo Polo
JMJosé Antonio Muñoz-Reyes
José Antonio Muñoz-Reyes
MPMiguel Pita
Miguel Pita
In both sexes, aggression has been described as a critical trait to acquire social status. Still, almost uniquely in men, the link between aggressiveness and the genetic background of testosterone sensitivity measured from the polymorphism in the androgen receptor (AR) gene has been previously investigated. We assessed the relevance of the AR gene to understand aggression and how aggressiveness affects social status in a cross-sectional study of 195 participants, for the first time in both young men and women. We estimated polymorphism sequences from saliva and measured aggression and self-perceived social status. Unfortunately, the results did not support our prediction because we did not find any of the expected relationships. Therefore, the results suggest that the genetic association between aggressive mechanisms and polymorphism of the AR gene is less straightforward than expected, at least in men, and seems to indicate that aggression is not usually used to gain social status in our population.