Scientists have studied 600 men, aged 18 to 50, and found that those who feel less masculine are three times more likely to commit violent attacks or criminal acts than others. Scientists say this is the result of the stress difference between men and women that makes them more aggressive.
Due to social prejudice, one way men feel less masculine is when they feel that their height is lower than average.
Scientists say low men tend to act more aggressively to compensate for their height deficiency. The syndrome was first identified in 1926 by Austrian tamologist Alfred Adler.
In 2018, environmental psychologist Mark Van Vugt and his team of researchers at the University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) found evidence of Napoleon complex in men. They concluded that low-ranking men were more aggressive in interacting with men taller than them. According to experts, these people often feel vulnerable and have a high level of panic.
However, it is likely that the research itself included a small experimental group to predict a completely accurate correlation between height and heat. There have been other studies that have led to opposite results. In 2007, research from the University of Central Lancashire (UK) suggested that the Napoleon complex could very well be a legend.
