TY - JOUR
TI - Resting autonomic nervous system activity is unrelated to antisocial behaviour dimensions in adolescents: Cross-sectional findings from a European multi-centre study
AU - Prätzlich, M.
AU - Oldenhof, H.
AU - Steppan, M.
AU - Ackermann, K.
AU - Baker, R.
AU - Batchelor, M.
AU - Baumann, S.
AU - Bernhard, A.
AU - Clanton, R.
AU - Dikeos, D.
AU - Dochnal, R.
AU - Fehlbaum, L.V.
AU - Fernández-Rivas, A.
AU - González de Artaza-Lavesa, M.
AU - Gonzalez-Madruga, K.
AU - Guijarro, S.
AU - Gundlach, M.
AU - Herpertz-Dahlmann, B.
AU - Hervas, A.
AU - Jansen, L.
AU - Kerexeta-Lizeaga, I.
AU - Kersten, L.
AU - Kirchner, M.
AU - Kohls, G.
AU - Konsta, A.
AU - Lazaratou, H.
AU - Martinelli, A.
AU - Menks, W.M.
AU - Puzzo, I.
AU - Raschle, N.M.
AU - Rogers, J.
AU - Siklósi, R.
AU - Smaragdi, A.
AU - Vriends, N.
AU - Konrad, K.
AU - De Brito, S.
AU - Fairchild, G.
AU - Kieser, M.
AU - Freitag, C.M.
AU - Popma, A.
AU - Stadler, C.
JO - JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
PY - 2019
VL - 65
TODO - null
SP - null
PB - ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD.
SN - 0047-2352
TODO - 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2018.01.004
TODO - null
TODO - Purpose: Autonomic nervous system (ANS) functioning has long been studied in relation to antisocial behaviour, but relevant measures (heart rate, heart rate variability, pre-ejection period, respiration rate) have rarely been considered together. This study investigated the relationship between these measures and antisocial behaviour. Methods: Using a sample of 1010 youths with (47.8%) and without conduct disorder (52.2%) aged between 9 and 18 years (659 females, 351 males, mean age = 14.2 years, SD = 2.4), principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to various measures of psychopathology and antisocial behavior. Structural equation modelling was performed in order to test whether the ANS measures predicted PCA-dimensions. Cluster analysis was used in order to classify patterns of ANS activity. Analyses were performed separately for males/females and controlled for body-mass-index, age, caffeine use, cigarette smoking, sports, socioeconomic status, medication, cardiac problems. Results: The PCA yielded three components: antisocial behaviour/comorbid psychopathology, narcissistic traits, and callous-unemotional traits. ANS measures were only weakly correlated with these components. Cluster analysis yielded high and low arousal clusters in both sexes. When controlling for covariates, all associations disappeared. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that resting ANS measures are only weakly related to antisocial behaviour and indicate that smoking should be considered as an important covariate in future psychophysiological studies. © 2018 The Authors
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