Kavish Nicholas, Fu Q John, Vaughn Michael G, Qian Zhengmin, Boutwell Brian B
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA.
Saint Louis University, MO, USA.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2019 Mar;63(4):543-557. doi: 10.1177/0306624X18806748. Epub 2018 Oct 19.
Despite the prior linkages of low resting heart rate to antisocial behavior broadly defined, less work has been done examining possible associations between heart rate to psychopathic traits. The small body of research on the topic that has been conducted so far seems to suggest an inverse relationship between the two constructs. A smaller number of studies has found the opposite result, however, and some of the previous studies have been limited by small sample sizes and unrepresentative samples. The current study attempts to help clarify the relationship between resting heart rate and psychopathic traits in a large, nationally representative sample (analytical ranged from 14,173-14,220) using an alternative measure of psychopathic traits that is less focused on antisocial processes, and rooted in personality traits. No significant relationship between heart rate and psychopathic traits, or heart rate and a measure of cold-heartedness, was found. It is possible that previous findings of a link between heart rate and psychopathy have been driven by the inclusion of overt antisocial behavior in many traditional psychopathy measures. Further work is needed to confirm the associations (or lack thereof) between heart rate and the behavioral, affective, and personality trait aspects of psychopathy.
尽管先前已将低静息心率与广义上的反社会行为联系起来，但在研究心率与精神病态特质之间可能存在的关联方面所做的工作较少。迄今为止，针对该主题开展的少量研究似乎表明这两种结构之间存在反比关系。然而，有少数研究得出了相反的结果，而且之前的一些研究受到样本量小和样本缺乏代表性的限制。本研究试图通过使用一种较少关注反社会过程且基于人格特质的精神病态特质替代测量方法，在一个具有全国代表性的大样本（分析样本范围为14,173 - 14,220）中帮助阐明静息心率与精神病态特质之间的关系。未发现心率与精神病态特质之间或心率与冷酷程度测量之间存在显著关系。先前关于心率与精神病态之间存在联系的研究结果可能是由于许多传统精神病态测量方法中纳入了明显的反社会行为。需要进一步开展工作来确认心率与精神病态的行为、情感和人格特质方面之间的关联（或不存在关联）。
