Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2023/Testosterone and violent crime

Initial suggestions
Thanks for tackling this topic. Some initial suggestions: Let me know if I can do anything else as you go along. Sincerely, James -- Jtneill - Talk - c 04:16, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Check out other related chapters and see how you can build on, link to, and integrate with that work:
 * Category:Motivation and emotion/Book/Forensic
 * Category:Motivation and emotion/Book/Hormones/Testosterone
 * What psychological theories can help to understand? What is the main research in this area?

Formatting Suggestions
Hello u3200902, interesting topic, I imagine this must have a wide breadth of research. As a formatting suggestion, I noticed some of your subheadings have multiple words capitalised. In APA these headings can be lowercase after the first word, e.g. 3.4 Aggravated Assault would just be Aggravated assault. Also, the images may benefit from being labelled as Figures, e.g. Figure 1. Hope this helps, have fun with the rest of the chapter. U3227759 (discuss • contribs) 12:41, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Heading casing
-- Jtneill - Talk - c 09:02, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Content suggestions
Hi there!

I've had a look at your chapter and it looks great so far - plenty of research, and you've laid it out in a really clear, easy to read manner. I did notice there was limited focus on the relationship between testosterone and violent crime, so I wanted to offer some suggestions of areas of research that may interest you.

There could be a few different ways to approach this. This article outlines some of the neural pathways and brain regions involved in aggression which are activated through the release of testosterone: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23843821/#:~:text=Testosterone%20activates%20the%20subcortical%20areas,testosterone%20to%20reduce%20its%20effects.

Further focus on gender differences could also be interesting. This article outlined how in women, the interplay between testosterone and cortisol seem to have a greater effect on aggression than testosterone alone: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5942158/

You could also look at exposure to testosterone in the prenatal environment and the links to offending behaviour. This isn’t a widely cited article but I thought it outlined some really interesting ideas about general and prenatal exposure to testosterone: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886920304712?casa_token=srAWVDGOCcMAAAAA:BadU68hxOpDUvDbHfuL3UR0P1PypHgIn-460VmQLnGN9SEng9FItIecCQDEJZgxW0DfD-HaRXDk

Also, because you’re discussing potentially upsetting topics such as rape and physical assault, you might want to consider adding a content or trigger warning. Motivation and emotion/Book/2023/Tragic optimism is a good example of how it was integrated into the page, and also providing a link to Lifeline.

Hope these suggestions help, good luck on the rest of your chapter! U3213084 (discuss • contribs) 06:36, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 03:55, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 02:30, 16 November 2023 (UTC)