Research Hit: Testosterone Promotes Cuddling

Yes, you read the headline correctly. Testosterone, considered the ultimate male hormone and often associated with aggression, has had a bad rap. So, is all of this wrong?

Well, the research into testosterone, for those in the know, never was as clear cut as we often colloquially, and in the popular press, assume. Testosterone is not directly correlated with aggression i.e. more testosterone does not mean you are more aggressive. But we do know that it does make already aggressive men more aggressive. So, it only modulates aggressiveness in certain circumstances.

We also know that it is strongly involved in sexual desire and sports performance. But cuddling – that is new!

So, what did these researchers around Aubrey Kelly at Emory University find?