Male antisocial behavior and psychological development:“growing up” and its impact on aggressive conduct
Male antisocial behavior and psychological development:“growing up” and its impact on aggressive conduct

Summary/Abstract: A growing body of research, investigating stimuli that increase the risk of antisocial behavior, has emerged; however, an insufficient amount has considered age as a regulating factor. It was predicted that, as males grow older, they participate in less antisocial behavior. This present study examined links between levels of aggressive behavior and adult age groups, by evaluating males in early, middle, and mature adulthood (“N” = 150; 22-75years old; 100% males). The results of multiple-choice questions, based on hypothetical scenarios, indicated that there were substantial differences in the levels of aggressive behavior of early-adult males, compared to that of middle-aged and mature-adult males. Middle-aged and mature-adult males were about 1.5times as likely to behave in low levels of aggression as early-adult males. When compared to the middle and mature groups, early-adult males were almost twice as likely to behave in moderate levels of aggression and about 3.5times as likely to behave in high levels of aggression. There was relatively no difference, regarding the levels of aggression demonstrated by middle-aged and mature-adult males. It was concluded that male psychological development, from the course of early adulthood to middle adulthood, is considerably linked to the level of antisocial behavior in which they display.

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