Soler H, Vinayak P, Quadagno D
Department of Sociology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-2270, USA.
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2000 Oct;25(7):721-39. doi: 10.1016/s0306-4530(00)00022-6.
Domestic violence, defined as acts of verbal abuse and physical violence performed against women by current intimate main partners, was surveyed by means of the Conflict Tactics Scale. We examined the relationships between a biological variable (testosterone level), social variables (demographics, social integration), and behaviour (substance use) and self-reported domestic violence. Forced-entry OLS regression models allowed us to study how social and behavioural variables modified the effects of testosterone on this specific violent behaviour. The sample consisted of 54 men who had a main sexual partner and who identified themselves as Black, White, or Hispanic. The men were recruited from various social-service-agency sites in the area of Miami, Florida, on the basis of their risk factors for HIV/AIDS. The sample can best be described as culturally diverse men of low socioeconomic status who had a main sexual partner. A high percentage of participants reported some level of both verbal and physical aggression towards their partners. Testosterone levels were significantly associated with levels of both verbal aggression and physical violence self-reported by the men. Testosterone level, demographic characteristics, and alcohol consumption contributed to explaining the variance in self-reported verbal and physical abuse. The high heritability of testosterone level and its association with violent behaviour warrant the inclusion of this variable in studies of antisocial and criminal behaviour including domestic violence.
家庭暴力被定义为当前亲密主要伴侣对女性实施的言语虐待和身体暴力行为，通过冲突策略量表进行了调查。我们研究了一个生物学变量（睾酮水平）、社会变量（人口统计学、社会融合）和行为（物质使用）与自我报告的家庭暴力之间的关系。强制进入普通最小二乘回归模型使我们能够研究社会和行为变量如何改变睾酮对这种特定暴力行为的影响。样本包括54名有主要性伴侣且自认为是黑人、白人或西班牙裔的男性。这些男性是根据他们感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病的风险因素，从佛罗里达州迈阿密地区的各个社会服务机构招募的。该样本最能被描述为社会经济地位较低、有主要性伴侣的文化多元男性。高比例的参与者报告了对其伴侣某种程度的言语和身体攻击。睾酮水平与男性自我报告的言语攻击和身体暴力水平显著相关。睾酮水平、人口统计学特征和饮酒量有助于解释自我报告的言语和身体虐待的差异。睾酮水平的高遗传性及其与暴力行为的关联，使得在包括家庭暴力在内的反社会和犯罪行为研究中纳入这一变量是有必要的。
