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aggression: testosterone
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- 1A01: testosterone-High levels of testosterone, particular in males, has been linked with aggressive behaviour
-testosterone is one of the androgen hormones, so called because they produce male characteristics. levels of test reach a peak in young adult males and these levels decline with age
-the nature of the link between test and aggression is not a simple cause and effect. rather, the action of test on brain areas involved in controlling aggression makes it more likely that a particular behaviour will be displayed. - 2A02: Olweus et al (1988)-olweus et al 1988 compared samples of delinquent boys and non-delinquent male students.
-they found higher levels of test in the delinquent sample, although this was not statistically significant.
-delinquents with a history of violent offences also had higher levels of test than those with a history of non-violent offences - 3A02: archer (1991)-archer carried out a meta-analysis of five studies involving 230 male students and found a low positive correlation between levels of test and aggression.
- 4A02: book et al (2001)-conducted a larger meta- analysis of 45 studies
-found an average correlation of +0.14 between test and aggression - 5IDA: gender bias-most of what we know about the relationship between test and aggression is based on studies of males.
-research suggests that the association between test and aggression may even be higher in females.
-archer 2005
-baucom et al 1985 has found that women with high levels of test had higher occupational status, possibly as a result of being more assertive - 6—
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