MAOA-uVNTR genotype predicts interindividual differences in experimental aggressiveness as a function of the degree of provocation
| Autor: | Catrin Wielpuetz, Yvonne Kuepper, Juergen Hennig, Phillip Grant |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male Competitive Behavior Genotype Psychometrics media_common.quotation_subject Provocation test Minisatellite Repeats Developmental psychology Behavioral Neuroscience Reaction Time medicine Humans Personality Young adult Promoter Regions Genetic Reactivity (psychology) Monoamine Oxidase Alleles Behavioural genetics media_common Aggression Impulsive Behavior Trait Female Self Report medicine.symptom Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Behavioural Brain Research. 247:73-78 |
| ISSN: | 0166-4328 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.03.002 |
| Popis: | The MAOA-uVNTR has been suggested to play a role regarding aggression, however, results are inconsistent. We aimed at further elucidating potential effects of the MAOA-uVNTR on aggressiveness with respect to potential modulators: sex, experimental vs. trait aggressiveness and type of aggressiveness (proactive vs. reactive aggressiveness). We tested 239 healthy young adults (88 men/151 women). Participants were genotyped for the MAOA-uVNTR and performed a modified version of a competitive reaction time task - a commonly used and well established tool to elicit and measure aggressiveness. Furthermore, they completed a self-report scale measuring trait aggressiveness. We found a main effect of MAOA-uVNTR on a measure of reactive aggressiveness for both men and women, whereby the low-activity alleles of the MAOA-uVNTR were associated with substantially increased aggressive reactions (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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