NEUROBIOLOGICAL BASIS OF GENDERED BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE

Victoria Githenya

doi:10.30574/ijsra.2026.20.3.1756

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NEUROBIOLOGICAL BASIS OF GENDERED BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE

Victoria Githenya ^*

School of Psychology, Daystar University, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Victoria Githenya: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2329-1132

Review Article

International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2026, 20(03), 367–372

Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2026.20.3.1756

DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2026.20.3.1756

Publication history

Received on 03 August 2026; revised on 10 September 2026; accepted on 12 September 2026

Abstract

Societal expectations shape behavioral and psychological patterns regarding what it means to be either male or female. However, it is sex differentiation that helps to lay the foundation for gendered behavior in the future. Another critical period for gender socialization is puberty. The changes that occur during puberty are not only physical but also hormonal and psychological. This article also reviews pregnancy and postnatal period, menopause and andropause, and aging, and how these periods contribute to gendered behavior. The clinical implication is that there is need for mental health practitioners to adopt gender-sensitive approaches in treatment that are sensitive to the unique needs of each gender and offer holistic care.

Keywords

Aging, Andropause, Gendered Behavior, Menopause, Neurobiology, Pregnancy, Puberty, Sex Differentiation

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Victoria Githenya. NEUROBIOLOGICAL BASIS OF GENDERED BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE. International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2026, 20(03), 367–372. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2026.20.3.1756.

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