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  1. Dark Triad traits and depression symptoms in non-clinical populations: A pre-registered systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Personality and Individual Differences, December 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  2. The Power of “Dark”: A Word That Unites Personality Research.

    Article • Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, November 2025, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  3. Psychosocial stress, hormones, and impulsivity/risk-taking in economic decision-making

    Article • Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, October 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  4. An Evolutionary Psychoneuroimmunological Approach to Major Depressive Disorder

    Article • July 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  5. The Comparative Effect of Occupational and Musical Enrichment on Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Levels in a Captive Colony of Stumptail Macaques (Macaca arctoides)

    Article • Biology, February 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  6. Couple dominance, dark personality traits, and power motivation

    Article • Top Italian Scientists Journal, January 2024, Top Italian Scientists

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  7. The environmental mismatch model of bipolar disorder: The role of stress, gut microbiota, lifestyle factors, and neuroinflammation

    Article • January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  8. The effect of acute psychosocial stress on salivary cortisol and testosterone responses in men and women: The role of impulsivity

    Article • Personality and Individual Differences, October 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  9. Psychopathology, cortisol and testosterone responses to traumatic images: differences between urban and suburban citizens in a middle-income country

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, July 2023, Frontiers

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  10. Testing the Challenge Hypothesis in Stumptail Macaque Males: The Role of Testosterone and Glucocorticoid Metabolites in Aggressive and Mating Behavior

    Article • Biology, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  11. Cortisol reactivity to psychosocial stress in vulnerable and grandiose narcissists: An exploratory study

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, January 2023, Frontiers

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  12. Psychological flexibility and sociosexual orientation mediate the association between self-perceived attractiveness and mating effort

    Article • Current Psychology, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  13. Intrasexual Competition (Men): Resource Holding Potential and Testosterone

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  14. Schizophrenia: The new etiological synthesis

    Article • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, November 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  15. Testosterone, estradiol, and immune response in women

    Article • Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  16. Increased Cortisol Response and Low Quality of Life in Women Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence With Severe Anxiety and Depression

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, June 2022, Frontiers

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  17. The environmental mismatch model of bipolar disorder is supported by evidence: A response to Partonen et al.

    Article • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, May 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  18. AreToxoplasma-infected subjects more attractive, symmetrical, or healthier than non-infected ones? Evidence from subjective and objective measurements

    Article • PeerJ, March 2022, PeerJ

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  19. Socio-sexual behaviors and fecal hormone metabolites but not age predict female aggressive interactions in Macaca arctoides

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  20. Reduced cortisol response to traumatic images, self-esteem and stress levels in Emergency Medical Technicians from the Red Cross

    Article • Personality and Individual Differences, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  21. Self-Perceived Facial Attractiveness, Fluctuating Asymmetry, and Minor Ailments Predict Mental Health Outcomes

    Article • Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  22. Corrigendum to “Bipolar disorder: An evolutionary psychoneuroimmunological approach”

    Article • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, July 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  23. Socioeconomic position, immune function, and its physiological markers

    Article • Psychoneuroendocrinology, May 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  24. Bipolar disorder: An evolutionary psychoneuroimmunological approach

    Article • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, March 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  25. Toxoplasma gondii and Psychopathology: Latent Infection Is Associated with Interpersonal Sensitivity, Psychoticism, and Higher Testosterone Levels in Men, but Not in Women

    Article • Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  26. Does the Dark Triad predict self-perceived attractiveness, mate value, and number of sexual partners both in men and women?

    Article • Personality and Individual Differences, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  27. Low intrasexual competitiveness and decreasing testosterone in human males (Homo sapiens): the adaptive meaning

    Article • Behaviour, October 2019, Brill

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  28. Digit ratio (2D:4D) and facial fluctuating asymmetry as predictors of the dark triad of personality

    Article • Personality and Individual Differences, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  29. Testosterone and intrasexual competition in men: is there any relation with digit ratio (2D:4D)?

    Article • acta ethologica, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  30. Choosing Fighting Competitors Among Men: Testosterone, Personality, and Motivations

    Article • Evolutionary Psychology, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    Javier I. Borráz-León , Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  31. Reactividad del cortisol y salud mental en adultos expuestos a violencia temprana: revisión sistemática

    Article • Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, December 2017, Pan American Health Organization

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  32. Stress and cortisol responses in men: differences according to facial symmetry

    Article • Stress, September 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  33. Testosterone level changes after perceiving the body odour of a possible rival in human males: the role of facial symmetry

    Article • Behaviour, January 2017, Brill

    Javier I. Borráz-León , Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  34. Testosterona y salud mental: una revisión

    Article • Psiquiatría Biológica, May 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  35. Facial asymmetry is negatively related to assertive personality but unrelated to dominant personality in men

    Article • Personality and Individual Differences, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León

  36. Steroid Hormones and Facial Traits in The Recognition of A Potential Rival in Men

    Article • Ethology, July 2014, Wiley

    Javier I. Borráz-León , Dr. Javier I. Borráz-León