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Choi, P. Y., Parrott, A. C., & Cowan, D. (1990). High-dose anabolic steroids in strength athletes: Effects upon hostility and aggression. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, 5(4), 349-356. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/ 617916573?accountid=14506 At the time of this study (1990) many studies done previously had focused just on the medical side-effects of anabolic steroids; however, the researchers were more curious about the psychological and behavioral side-effects. So to learn more about the psychological effects they chose six overall candidates (three steroid users, three non-steroid users, all of which were bodybuilders), and at four points during their six week training session administered the Buss-Durke Hostility Inventory questionnaire. While the group sizes were very small, the data does show that after the questionnaires those that used the steroids scored considerably higher in aggression and hostility than those who were off the drug. The article is helpful to our topic in that it shows in human analogs that heavily use anabolic steroids, aggressive tendencies are much higher than those that do not. While the sample sizes were small it has been shown in many other studies since that the results are valid.
Frahm, K. A., Lumia, A. R., Fernandez, E., Strong, R., Roberts, J. L., & McGinnis, M. Y. (2011). Effects of anabolic androgenic steroids and social subjugation on behavior and neurochemistry in male rats. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior,97(3), 416-422. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pbb.2010.09.015

Kaliris Y. Salas-Ramirez, Pamela R. Montalto, Cheryl L. Sisk. Anabolic steroids have long-lasting effects on male social behaviors. Behavioural Brain Research, Volume 208, Issue 2, 2 April 2010, Pages 328-335, ISSN 0166-4328, http://0-dx.doi.org.skyline. ucdenver.edu/10.1016/j.bbr.2009.11.026.
The goal of the researcher’s experiments was to provide a causal link between anabolic steroids exposure