Faculty of Education and School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Canada.
Brain Cogn. 2011 Nov;77(2):170-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bandc.2011.06.009. Epub 2011 Aug 19.
Salivary cortisol was examined in relation to indirect aggression and primary psychopathy (i.e., cold affect and interpersonal manipulation) and secondary psychopathy (i.e., criminal tendencies and erratic lifestyle) in a sample of 154 undergraduate students. Results revealed that although psychopathy and indirect aggression were strongly correlated, when statistically controlling for each of type of psychopathy, only primary psychopathy was related to indirect aggression. In women but not in men, lower cortisol was associated with higher levels of primary psychopathy and higher cortisol was associated with higher levels of secondary psychopathy. Cortisol was not related to indirect aggression. Results are discussed from both an evolutionary and developmental perspective.
唾液皮质醇与间接攻击以及原发性精神病（即冷漠和人际操纵）和继发性精神病（即犯罪倾向和不稳定的生活方式）在 154 名大学生样本中进行了检查。结果表明，尽管精神病和间接攻击具有很强的相关性，但在统计上控制每种精神病类型后，只有原发性精神病与间接攻击有关。在女性中而不是在男性中，较低的皮质醇与原发性精神病的较高水平相关，而较高的皮质醇与继发性精神病的较高水平相关。皮质醇与间接攻击无关。结果从进化和发展的角度进行了讨论。
