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01-29-2003, 05:37 PM
Testosterone Is Not to Blame for Aggression 01/29/2003
Testosterone’s bad rap about being the agent of aggression in males, leading to risk-taking and criminal tendencies in boys, is misguided, says Science News Vol. 163, No. 3. The bigger factor is the child’s relationship to the parents, according to a study of 400 families including 608 children and teens.
Even girls with low testosterone levels engaged in risky behaviors when relations with parents were poor, notes Alan Booth of Pennsylvania State University. Testosterone, present in much higher levels in boys than in girls, shapes masculine physical features and is commonly thought to promote aggressive behavior. Alan Mazur of Syracuse thinks we need to probe the beneficial effects of the hormone: “Under the right social conditions, high testosterone levels may help to produce our leaders. No one has studied this possibility.”
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Testosterone’s bad rap about being the agent of aggression in males, leading to risk-taking and criminal tendencies in boys, is misguided, says Science News Vol. 163, No. 3. The bigger factor is the child’s relationship to the parents, according to a study of 400 families including 608 children and teens.
Even girls with low testosterone levels engaged in risky behaviors when relations with parents were poor, notes Alan Booth of Pennsylvania State University. Testosterone, present in much higher levels in boys than in girls, shapes masculine physical features and is commonly thought to promote aggressive behavior. Alan Mazur of Syracuse thinks we need to probe the beneficial effects of the hormone: “Under the right social conditions, high testosterone levels may help to produce our leaders. No one has studied this possibility.”
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