TY - JOUR
T1 - Anabolic-androgenic steroid use and involvement in violent behavior in a nationally representative sample of young adult males in the United States
AU - Beaver, Kevin M.
AU - Vaughn, Michael G.
AU - DeLisi, Matt
AU - Wright, John Paul
PY - 2008/12/1
Y1 - 2008/12/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2008.137018
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2008.137018
M3 - Article
C2 - 18923108
AN - SCOPUS:57149102085
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 98
SP - 2185
EP - 2187
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
IS - 12
ER -
