| Autor: |
Prätzlich, M. Oldenhof, H. Steppan, M. Ackermann, K. Baker, R. Batchelor, M. Baumann, S. Bernhard, A. Clanton, R. Dikeos, D. Dochnal, R. Fehlbaum, L.V. Fernández-Rivas, A. González de Artaza-Lavesa, M. Gonzalez-Madruga, K. Guijarro, S. Gundlach, M. Herpertz-Dahlmann, B. Hervas, A. Jansen, L. Kerexeta-Lizeaga, I. Kersten, L. Kirchner, M. Kohls, G. Konsta, A. Lazaratou, H. Martinelli, A. Menks, W.M. Puzzo, I. Raschle, N.M. Rogers, J. Siklósi, R. Smaragdi, A. Vriends, N. Konrad, K. De Brito, S. Fairchild, G. Kieser, M. Freitag, C.M. Popma, A. Stadler, C. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Popis: |
Purpose: Autonomic nervous system (ANS) functioning has long been studied in relation to antisocial behaviour, but relevant measures (heart rate, heart rate variability, pre-ejection period, respiration rate) have rarely been considered together. This study investigated the relationship between these measures and antisocial behaviour. Methods: Using a sample of 1010 youths with (47.8%) and without conduct disorder (52.2%) aged between 9 and 18 years (659 females, 351 males, mean age = 14.2 years, SD = 2.4), principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to various measures of psychopathology and antisocial behavior. Structural equation modelling was performed in order to test whether the ANS measures predicted PCA-dimensions. Cluster analysis was used in order to classify patterns of ANS activity. Analyses were performed separately for males/females and controlled for body-mass-index, age, caffeine use, cigarette smoking, sports, socioeconomic status, medication, cardiac problems. Results: The PCA yielded three components: antisocial behaviour/comorbid psychopathology, narcissistic traits, and callous-unemotional traits. ANS measures were only weakly correlated with these components. Cluster analysis yielded high and low arousal clusters in both sexes. When controlling for covariates, all associations disappeared. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that resting ANS measures are only weakly related to antisocial behaviour and indicate that smoking should be considered as an important covariate in future psychophysiological studies. © 2018 The Authors |
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OpenAIRE |
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