Anabolic-androgenic steroid use and involvement in violent behavior in a nationally representative sample of young adult males in the United States.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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- Also identified by DOI 10.2105/AJPH.2008.137018 and PMC identifier 2636528.
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Abstract
We examined the effects of anabolic-androgenic steroid use on serious violent behavior. Multivariate models based on data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (N = 6823) were used to examine the association between lifetime and past-year self-reported anabolic-androgenic steroid use and involvement in violent acts. Compared with individuals who did not use steroids, young adult males who used anabolic-androgenic steroids reported greater involvement in violent behaviors after we controlled for the effects of key demographic variables, previous violent behavior, and polydrug use.
Medical subject headings
- Anabolic Agents
- Androgens
- Substance-Related Disorders
- Violence