Citation

Pinhey TK. Soc. Biol. 2002; 49(1-2): 90-98.

Affiliation

Department of Sociology, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, 200 W. Kawili Street, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720-4091, USA. pinhey@hawaii.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Society for the Study of Social Biology)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

14652912

Abstract

This study uses the evolutionary model to guide an exploration of the effects of body mass on aggressive and competitive behaviors among Asian-Pacific adolescents in Guam. Using a probability sample of Guam's high-school students, the results of logistic regressions suggest that adolescent females with greater body mass are more likely to engage in physical fights (aggression) and to participate in team sports (competitiveness). Ethnic differences indicate the possibility that individuals with lower body mass may be less likely to participate in physically aggressive acts and team sports. Alternate theoretical explanations for the results are also considered.

Language: en