Micai Martina, Kavussanu Maria, Ring Christopher
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, and the University of Seville, Seville, Spain.
J Sport Exerc Psychol. 2015 Oct;37(5):469-76. doi: 10.1123/jsep.2015-0021.
Poor executive function has been linked to increased antisocial and aggressive behavior in clinical and nonclinical populations. The present study investigated the relationship between executive and nonexecutive cognitive function and antisocial behavior in sport as well as reactive and proactive aggression. Cognitive function was assessed in young adult male and female athletes using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB). Antisocial behavior in sport and aggression were assessed via self-report instruments and were found to be positively correlated. Executive function (but not nonexecutive function) scores were negatively correlated with both self-reported antisocial behavior and aggression in males but not females. Our findings suggest that prefrontal deficits among male athletes could contribute to poor impulse control and difficulty in anticipating the consequences of their antisocial and aggressive behavior.
在临床和非临床人群中，执行功能较差与反社会行为及攻击性行为增加有关。本研究调查了执行性和非执行性认知功能与运动中的反社会行为以及反应性和主动性攻击之间的关系。使用剑桥神经心理测试自动成套系统（CANTAB）对年轻成年男女运动员的认知功能进行了评估。通过自我报告工具对运动中的反社会行为和攻击性进行了评估，发现它们呈正相关。男性运动员的执行功能（而非非执行功能）得分与自我报告的反社会行为和攻击性均呈负相关，而女性则不然。我们的研究结果表明，男性运动员的前额叶缺陷可能导致冲动控制能力差，难以预见其反社会和攻击性行为的后果。
