• Challenging the Top Player: A Preliminary Study on Testosterone Response to An Official Chess Tournament 

      Mendoza, Guillermo; Jiménez, Manuel ; García-Romero, Jeronimo C.; García-Bastida, Jorge ; Rivilla, Iván ; Carrillo de Albornoz-Gil, Margarita; Barón-López, Francisco Javier; Benítez-Porres, Javier; Alvero-Cruz, José Ramón (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 02/2020)
      According to the Challenge Hypothesis, high levels of testosterone (T) are associated with status-seeking behaviors, especially in competitive situations. However, there have not been many studies about rivals’ social ...
    • Competition seriousness and competition level modulate testosterone and cortisol responses in soccer players 

      Jiménez, Manuel ; Alvero-Cruz, José Ramón; Solla, Juan; García-Bastida, Jorge ; García-Coll, Virginia ; Rivilla, Iván ; Ruiz, Enrique ; García-Romero, Jeronimo C.; Carnero, Elvis A. (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 01/2020)
      This study aimed to analyze the modulating effect of competition seriousness and competition level in the testosterone and cortisol responses in professional soccer player. Ninety five (95) soccer players were included in ...
    • Psychological stress responses to a live performance by professional flamenco dancers 

      de las Heras Fernández, Rosa; Mendoza, Guillermo; Jimenez, Manuel (PeerJ, 2023)
      Dance is a high demanding discipline that involves physiological and psychological pressures. The pressure increases when dancers perform in front of an audience that, on a physiological level, can generate hormonal responses ...
    • Psychophysiological response to men doubles competition in elite badminton players 

      Jimenez, Manuel ; Torres, Gema; Garcia-Romero, Jeronimo; Alvero-Cruz, José Ramón (Procedings book of the 14TH ITTF sports science congress and 5TH world racket sports congress, 2017)
      The biosocial model is the most important hypotheses to interpret the relationship between testosterone and social competition and social status seeking. According with this model, victor men increase T levels and defeated ...
    • Testosterone, cortisol and anxiety in elite field hockey players 

      Aguilar, Raúl; Jiménez, Manuel ; Alvero-Cruz, José Ramón (Physiology and Behavior, 07/2013)
      The aim of the present study was to assess the change in the levels of testosterone and cortisol after victory and defeat in male field hockey players during an important tournament. In the beginning of the game series, ...