The University of Southampton
×
Filter your search:
University of Southampton Institutional Repository

Resting autonomic nervous system activity is unrelated to antisocial behaviour dimensions in adolescents: Cross-sectional findings from a European multi-centre study

Resting autonomic nervous system activity is unrelated to antisocial behaviour dimensions in adolescents: Cross-sectional findings from a European multi-centre study
Resting autonomic nervous system activity is unrelated to antisocial behaviour dimensions in adolescents: Cross-sectional findings from a European multi-centre study

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.

Antisocial behaviour, Autonomic nervous system, Callous-unemotional traits, Cluster analysis, Sex, Smoking
0047-2352
Prätzlich, Martin
c107572d-a89c-49e0-b1b0-ea67bf23dec3
Oldenhof, Helena
7a8adf64-17b5-4ceb-b620-99b288a3ebcc
Steppan, Martin
784c4a45-67c6-4090-86bf-46f5ceb599cc
Ackermann, Katharina
6b68eebf-7b79-47aa-849d-aa1cdd690bdf
Baker, Rosalind
307b975b-236f-43eb-951c-11da184e5782
Batchelor, Molly
48cf544e-0033-414b-af6b-8ca30cdefcaf
Baumann, Sarah
2f5c1fd6-6176-49ea-9033-470e057e0fa6
Bernhard, Anka
ac29064a-36c6-4d17-acd0-7e0c1f2bccc6
Clanton, Roberta
25d1a52d-40e4-4fbb-8630-eec8642ad7d7
Dikeos, Dimitris
867cb186-b19b-4477-8d78-0511bf87a176
Dochnal, Roberta
2c577ad2-6102-45b0-8b2f-9d8b1cfee086
Fehlbaum, Lynn Valérie
85ff234a-161e-4fec-8f7e-0304600fbec1
Fernández-Rivas, Aranzazu
45969039-e818-4cbe-b66e-1c42ac223406
González de Artaza-Lavesa, Maider
ed1d72d3-2b01-4993-827c-1be0e1a27409
Gonzalez-Madruga, Karen
72c8192c-95dd-4c29-8cf5-4a95790b3661
Guijarro, Silvina
1762b664-bba5-406c-ae3e-982516544155
Gundlach, Malou
3df87624-6c82-4d69-a29a-3131bd47816b
Herpertz-Dahlmann, Beate
67af4e2a-5cdf-46d1-bf89-c27b5f1ae67a
Hervas, Amaia
ac4a6dfa-6f25-4fab-8231-f35710f8e425
Jansen, Lucres
a4b57bea-1b0e-4914-a99a-25bf53a4210e
Kerexeta-Lizeaga, Iñaki
8dc15cbf-9aea-4f5a-8106-c3464837cbdf
Kersten, Linda
30075a61-12c9-47be-977b-d402a8b49cd3
Kirchner, Marietta
8ba5b87f-cc1c-4fd2-bd2f-b702b7b68bfd
Kohls, Gregor
5cdfb4bb-1d92-46da-8359-35eb14bdfd6c
Konsta, Angeliki
6099f26d-16e1-4aa6-9f74-dd74be4e029a
Lazaratou, Helen
30f8d049-e81a-4aba-8c20-606bad0625ae
Martinelli, Anne
e07ef50f-496f-4b1d-965d-9c407f0d37e2
Menks, Willeke Martine
19cd53c6-2336-4b1e-ba61-7100baf8f5c0
Puzzo, Ignazio
8d08d90f-23a2-4377-9c1f-984dade361b1
Raschle, Nora Maria
b35b8bf8-f5a9-453e-b326-f4a267493be0
Rogers, Jack
8844ca15-f92f-4005-9e72-fea8423f7561
Siklósi, Réka
2ecdb8ef-2061-44cf-bed1-dfca12c2e7cd
Smaragdi, Areti
b090586a-a5c3-4ec0-b05e-167a5a0f4543
Vriends, Noortje
d6a8502e-6149-4002-98dd-183584f11e1f
Konrad, Kerstin
327d1cf7-6ccd-4f2a-8391-6bbf9e4f6905
De Brito, Stephane
6dec1536-9ab4-4c4e-afbc-dd02d510bd98
Fairchild, Graeme
f99bc911-978e-48c2-9754-c6460666a95f
Kieser, Meinhard
a87dfef0-04eb-4d55-877f-8ad0a92cad74
Freitag, Christine M.
05f89bf2-49e2-4803-8c7e-3f4d25bf79d8
Popma, Arne
4633a830-a52a-4b20-a730-4bceacb2d7f6
Stadler, Christina
ee3bd6ab-e3fe-436b-987d-266764f4acde
Prätzlich, Martin
c107572d-a89c-49e0-b1b0-ea67bf23dec3
Oldenhof, Helena
7a8adf64-17b5-4ceb-b620-99b288a3ebcc
Steppan, Martin
784c4a45-67c6-4090-86bf-46f5ceb599cc
Ackermann, Katharina
6b68eebf-7b79-47aa-849d-aa1cdd690bdf
Baker, Rosalind
307b975b-236f-43eb-951c-11da184e5782
Batchelor, Molly
48cf544e-0033-414b-af6b-8ca30cdefcaf
Baumann, Sarah
2f5c1fd6-6176-49ea-9033-470e057e0fa6
Bernhard, Anka
ac29064a-36c6-4d17-acd0-7e0c1f2bccc6
Clanton, Roberta
25d1a52d-40e4-4fbb-8630-eec8642ad7d7
Dikeos, Dimitris
867cb186-b19b-4477-8d78-0511bf87a176
Dochnal, Roberta
2c577ad2-6102-45b0-8b2f-9d8b1cfee086
Fehlbaum, Lynn Valérie
85ff234a-161e-4fec-8f7e-0304600fbec1
Fernández-Rivas, Aranzazu
45969039-e818-4cbe-b66e-1c42ac223406
González de Artaza-Lavesa, Maider
ed1d72d3-2b01-4993-827c-1be0e1a27409
Gonzalez-Madruga, Karen
72c8192c-95dd-4c29-8cf5-4a95790b3661
Guijarro, Silvina
1762b664-bba5-406c-ae3e-982516544155
Gundlach, Malou
3df87624-6c82-4d69-a29a-3131bd47816b
Herpertz-Dahlmann, Beate
67af4e2a-5cdf-46d1-bf89-c27b5f1ae67a
Hervas, Amaia
ac4a6dfa-6f25-4fab-8231-f35710f8e425
Jansen, Lucres
a4b57bea-1b0e-4914-a99a-25bf53a4210e
Kerexeta-Lizeaga, Iñaki
8dc15cbf-9aea-4f5a-8106-c3464837cbdf
Kersten, Linda
30075a61-12c9-47be-977b-d402a8b49cd3
Kirchner, Marietta
8ba5b87f-cc1c-4fd2-bd2f-b702b7b68bfd
Kohls, Gregor
5cdfb4bb-1d92-46da-8359-35eb14bdfd6c
Konsta, Angeliki
6099f26d-16e1-4aa6-9f74-dd74be4e029a
Lazaratou, Helen
30f8d049-e81a-4aba-8c20-606bad0625ae
Martinelli, Anne
e07ef50f-496f-4b1d-965d-9c407f0d37e2
Menks, Willeke Martine
19cd53c6-2336-4b1e-ba61-7100baf8f5c0
Puzzo, Ignazio
8d08d90f-23a2-4377-9c1f-984dade361b1
Raschle, Nora Maria
b35b8bf8-f5a9-453e-b326-f4a267493be0
Rogers, Jack
8844ca15-f92f-4005-9e72-fea8423f7561
Siklósi, Réka
2ecdb8ef-2061-44cf-bed1-dfca12c2e7cd
Smaragdi, Areti
b090586a-a5c3-4ec0-b05e-167a5a0f4543
Vriends, Noortje
d6a8502e-6149-4002-98dd-183584f11e1f
Konrad, Kerstin
327d1cf7-6ccd-4f2a-8391-6bbf9e4f6905
De Brito, Stephane
6dec1536-9ab4-4c4e-afbc-dd02d510bd98
Fairchild, Graeme
f99bc911-978e-48c2-9754-c6460666a95f
Kieser, Meinhard
a87dfef0-04eb-4d55-877f-8ad0a92cad74
Freitag, Christine M.
05f89bf2-49e2-4803-8c7e-3f4d25bf79d8
Popma, Arne
4633a830-a52a-4b20-a730-4bceacb2d7f6
Stadler, Christina
ee3bd6ab-e3fe-436b-987d-266764f4acde

Prätzlich, Martin, Oldenhof, Helena, Steppan, Martin, Ackermann, Katharina, Baker, Rosalind, Batchelor, Molly, Baumann, Sarah, Bernhard, Anka, Clanton, Roberta, Dikeos, Dimitris, Dochnal, Roberta, Fehlbaum, Lynn Valérie, Fernández-Rivas, Aranzazu, González de Artaza-Lavesa, Maider, Gonzalez-Madruga, Karen, Guijarro, Silvina, Gundlach, Malou, Herpertz-Dahlmann, Beate, Hervas, Amaia, Jansen, Lucres, Kerexeta-Lizeaga, Iñaki, Kersten, Linda, Kirchner, Marietta, Kohls, Gregor, Konsta, Angeliki, Lazaratou, Helen, Martinelli, Anne, Menks, Willeke Martine, Puzzo, Ignazio, Raschle, Nora Maria, Rogers, Jack, Siklósi, Réka, Smaragdi, Areti, Vriends, Noortje, Konrad, Kerstin, De Brito, Stephane, Fairchild, Graeme, Kieser, Meinhard, Freitag, Christine M., Popma, Arne and Stadler, Christina (2018) Resting autonomic nervous system activity is unrelated to antisocial behaviour dimensions in adolescents: Cross-sectional findings from a European multi-centre study. Journal of Criminal Justice. (doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2018.01.004).

Record type: Article

Abstract

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.

Text
1-s2.0-S0047235218300023-main - Proof
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives.
Download (928kB)

More information

Accepted/In Press date: 5 January 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 19 January 2018
Keywords: Antisocial behaviour, Autonomic nervous system, Callous-unemotional traits, Cluster analysis, Sex, Smoking
Learn more about Psychology research

Identifiers

Local EPrints ID: 417326
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/417326
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2018.01.004
ISSN: 0047-2352
PURE UUID: ffb6e1eb-e4d0-41fc-9d88-cd8fd8e8e5c4
ORCID for Graeme Fairchild: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7814-9938

Catalogue record

Date deposited: 30 Jan 2018 17:30
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 18:09

Export record

Altmetrics

Contributors

Author: Martin Prätzlich
Author: Helena Oldenhof
Author: Martin Steppan
Author: Katharina Ackermann
Author: Rosalind Baker
Author: Molly Batchelor
Author: Sarah Baumann
Author: Anka Bernhard
Author: Roberta Clanton
Author: Dimitris Dikeos
Author: Roberta Dochnal
Author: Lynn Valérie Fehlbaum
Author: Aranzazu Fernández-Rivas
Author: Maider González de Artaza-Lavesa
Author: Karen Gonzalez-Madruga
Author: Silvina Guijarro
Author: Malou Gundlach
Author: Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann
Author: Amaia Hervas
Author: Lucres Jansen
Author: Iñaki Kerexeta-Lizeaga
Author: Linda Kersten
Author: Marietta Kirchner
Author: Gregor Kohls
Author: Angeliki Konsta
Author: Helen Lazaratou
Author: Anne Martinelli
Author: Willeke Martine Menks
Author: Ignazio Puzzo
Author: Nora Maria Raschle
Author: Jack Rogers
Author: Réka Siklósi
Author: Areti Smaragdi
Author: Noortje Vriends
Author: Kerstin Konrad
Author: Stephane De Brito
Author: Graeme Fairchild ORCID iD
Author: Meinhard Kieser
Author: Christine M. Freitag
Author: Arne Popma
Author: Christina Stadler

Download statistics

Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.

View more statistics

Library staff additional information
Atom RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0

Contact ePrints Soton: eprints@soton.ac.uk

ePrints Soton supports OAI 2.0 with a base URL of http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/cgi/oai2

This repository has been built using EPrints software, developed at the University of Southampton, but available to everyone to use.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive cookies on the University of Southampton website.

×