Elena is a 17-year-old competitive ice hockey player who has recently been showing aggressive behaviour.
During a tournament, she violently shoved an opponent into the boards after a clean tackle, shattered her hockey stick against the goalpost after conceding a goal, and later engaged in a hostile, shouting argument with her coach when criticised about her performance.
Describe how hormones could explain Elena's aggressive behaviour.
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