Sydney, Jan 12 (Inditop.com) Women who reach puberty early have increased levels of aggression, says a new study.
The study found that the aggression or delinquency self-reported by these women is
comparable to that of young men.
Arguably the first population-based study linking the age of puberty with increased rates of anti-social behaviour, it suggests that young women may be as aggressive as men.
Jake Najman and associates from University of Queensland (UQ) suggest that women who experience early puberty (before 12 years) may have disrupted social networks, increased parental conflict and different desires and expectations.
Although men and women undergo different hormonal changes during puberty, the
findings suggest that both experience increased levels of aggression as they
progress through puberty.
“Females are as willing as males to engage in types of aggressive or delinquent
behaviours,” Najman said, according to an UQ release.
These findings were published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology.
