Hormones, autonomic nervous system activity, and criminal behavior

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作者
Armstrong, Todd A. [1 ]
Boisvert, Danielle L. [2 ]
Wells, Jessica [3 ]
Lewis, Richard H. [4 ]
Cooke, Eric M. [5 ]
Woeckener, Matthias [6 ]
Kavish, Nicholas [7 ]
Vietto, Nicholas [1 ]
Harper, James M. [8 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nebraska Omaha, Sch Criminol & Criminal Justice, 6001 Dodge St, Omaha, NE 68182 USA
[2] Sam Houston State Univ, Dept Criminal Justice & Criminol, Huntsville, TX USA
[3] Boise State Univ, Dept Criminal Justice, Boise, ID USA
[4] Univ Arkansas Little Rock, Dept Criminal Justice, Little Rock, AR USA
[5] Bowling Green State Univ, Criminal Justice Program, Bowling Green, OH USA
[6] Univ Nebraska Kearney, Dept Criminal Justice, Kearney, NE USA
[7] Univ Nebraska, Med Ctr, Dept Neurol Sci, Omaha, NE USA
[8] Sam Houston State Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Huntsville, TX USA
来源
JOURNAL OF CRIME & JUSTICE | 2024年
关键词
Testosterone; cortisol; heart rate; skin conductance; crime; RESTING HEART-RATE; AGE; 15; YEARS; ANTISOCIAL-BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS; PSYCHOPATHIC TRAITS; TESTOSTERONE LEVELS; CORTISOL; AGGRESSION; PERSONALITY; REACTIVITY;
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10.1080/0735648X.2024.2382985
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DF [法律]; D9 [法律];
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0301 ;
摘要
Evidence that hormones and autonomic nervous system activity exert a joint influence on antisocial behavior suggests that they may work together to explain risk for criminal behavior. Thus, the current study explored the interactive effects of hormones (testosterone, cortisol) and ANS activity (heart rate, skin conductance) on impulsive and violent criminal behavior in a large sample of university students (n = 495). Initial analyses found positive direct associations between impulsive and violent crime and both testosterone and cortisol and a negative direct association between heart rate reactivity and impulsive and violent crime. Subsequent analyses revealed a statistically significant interaction between testosterone and heart rate in association with impulsive and violent criminal behavior. The positive association between testosterone and crime became statistically significant at -.29 standard deviations below the mean (HR = 76.44) and grew stronger as heart rate decreased from this point. The interaction between testosterone and heart rate remains statistically significant after the inclusion of controls for constructs that feature prominently in contemporary criminological theories. Other interactions between hormones and ANS activity were present but were not consistent across alternative model specifications.
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