Cardiovascular reactivity to a marital conflict version of the Trier social stress test in intimate partner violence perpetrators
Autor: | Marisol Lila, Rui Nunes-Costa, Esperanza González-Bono, Ángel Romero-Martínez, Luis Moya-Albiol |
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Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Family Conflict Physiology media_common.quotation_subject education Poison control Anger Behavioral Neuroscience 5. Gender equality Heart Rate Injury prevention Trier social stress test medicine Humans Interpersonal Relations Psychological testing Vagal tone Social Behavior Psychiatry media_common Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 16. Peace & justice Psychiatry and Mental health Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology Spouse Abuse Exercise Test Anxiety Domestic violence medicine.symptom Psychology Stress Psychological |
Zdroj: | Stress. 17:321-327 |
ISSN: | 1607-8888 1025-3890 |
Popis: | Intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators have been categorized into two groups based on their heart rate (HR) reactivity to stress following Gottman's studies. Overall, type I perpetrators tend to show autonomic underarousal, whereas type II or reactive perpetrators present a hyper-reactivity in anticipation of stress. In this study, changes in HR, pre-ejection period (PEP), vagal ratio as well as psychological state variables (anxiety and anger) in response to stress were assessed, comparing a group of type II IPV perpetrators (based on violence reports and psychological assessment; n = 17; mean age = 37) with non-violent controls (n = 17; mean age = 35) using modified version of the Trier Social Stress Test. IPV perpetrators had higher HRs and lower vagal ratios than controls, particularly during the recovery period. Moreover, the former presented shorter PEPs than controls. There were no differences between groups in the magnitude of response of the HR, PEP or vagal ratio. High baseline anxiety and anger were associated with an HR increase during the preparation time in IPV perpetrators but not in controls. These findings indicate a different cardiovascular pattern of response to psychosocial stress in IPV perpetrators, especially during recovery. Thus, they contribute to understanding the biological functioning of violence sub-types, supporting the validity of cardiovascular measures as diagnostic indicators for IPV classification. |
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