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DURHAM, N.C. When their manhood is threatened, some men respond aggressively, but not all. New research from Duke University suggests who may be most triggered by such threats - younger men whose sense of masculinity depends heavily on other people s opinions. Our results suggest that the more social pressure a man feels to be masculine, the more aggressive he may be, said Adam Stanaland, a Ph.D. candidate in psychology and public policy at Duke and the study s lead author. When those men feel they are not living up to strict gender norms, they may feel the need to act aggressively to prove their manhood to be a man .