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Evolutionary psychology

the heightened competitiveness, risk taking and violence of young men, explained as an outcome of intense male reproductive competition.

In evolutionary psychology, young male syndrome refers to the heightened competitiveness, risk taking and violence of young men, explained as an outcome of intense male reproductive competition. This meaning comes from Wilson (1985) in Ethology and Sociobiology.[1]

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Wilson, M., & Daly, M. (1985). Competitiveness, risk taking, and violence: the young male syndrome. Ethology and Sociobiology, 6(1), 59-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/0162-3095(85)90041-x

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