Division of Acute Care Surgical Services, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Richmond, VA 23298, United States; University of Durham, Department of Psychology, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK.
Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87106, United States; Mind Research Network, a Partner with Lovelace Biomedical, Inc., Albuquerque, NM 87106, United States.
Physiol Behav. 2019 Mar 15;201:130-138. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.11.043. Epub 2018 Dec 4.
Psychopathy is one of the most researched risk factors for violence. Yet, research in women is sparse. The present study aimed to test if the link between the four-facet structure of psychopathy and interpersonal violence and aggression was moderated by neurobiological function (indexed by resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia; RSA). Results showed the lifestyle and affective facets were associated with reactive aggression and these associations were moderated by low resting RSA. The interpersonal, affective, and antisocial facets were associated with proactive aggression but no moderation effect was found. The affective and antisocial facets of psychopathy were associated with histories of interpersonal violence, however, only the affective facet was moderated by low RSA. This is the first study in young women to demonstrate the link between affective psychopathic traits and interpersonal violence and reactive aggression is via aberrant prefrontal cortex functioning.
精神变态是暴力行为的最主要研究风险因素之一。然而，针对女性的研究却很少。本研究旨在检验精神变态的四个方面的结构与人际暴力和攻击性之间的联系是否受到神经生物学功能（以静息呼吸窦性心律失常为指标；RSA）的调节。结果表明，生活方式和情感方面与反应性攻击有关，而这些关联受到静息 RSA 低的调节。人际、情感和反社会方面与主动性攻击有关，但没有发现调节作用。精神变态的情感和反社会方面与人际暴力有关，但只有情感方面受到低 RSA 的调节。这是首次在年轻女性中证明情感精神变态特征与人际暴力和反应性攻击之间的联系，这是通过异常的前额叶皮层功能实现的。
