Dynamics of parasympathetic activity in violent incarcerated offenders before, during, and in recovery from an emotional inhibition task.
Détails
Etat: Public
Version: Final published version
Licence: CC BY 4.0
ID Serval
serval:BIB_30A725E9C3F5
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Dynamics of parasympathetic activity in violent incarcerated offenders before, during, and in recovery from an emotional inhibition task.
Périodique
Scientific reports
ISSN
2045-2322 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
2045-2322
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
03/05/2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
12
Numéro
1
Pages
7126
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Publication Status: epublish
Résumé
Dynamics of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) are hypothesized to play a role in the emergence of interpersonal violence. In the present study, we examined continuous activities of the inhibitory parasympathetic pathway of the ANS through the root mean square of successive differences between normal heartbeats (RMSSD) in 22 male offenders who committed interpersonal violence and 24 matched controls from the general population across three successive phases: resting baseline, while performing an emotional Go/No-Go task, and post-task recovery. Results showed that across the three phases, the offender group presented lower RMSSD at baseline (p <sub>FDR</sub> = .003; Cohen's d = - 1.11), but similar levels during the task, attributed to a significant increase in their RMSSD level (p <sub>FDR</sub> = .027, Cohen's d = - 1.26). During recovery, while no distinction between the two groups was found, both groups showed signs of recovering toward baseline values. These findings suggest that violent incarcerated offenders can flexibly engage parasympathetic resources to meet environmental challenges. This underscores the necessity of considering parasympathetic dynamics and its respective mobilization/flexibility to better understand ANS profiles underlying interpersonal violence as well as its potential utility in designing more tailored interventions.
Mots-clé
Aggression, Criminals/psychology, Emotions/physiology, Female, Humans, Inhibition, Psychological, Male, Prisoners/psychology
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
Création de la notice
03/05/2022 15:33
Dernière modification de la notice
23/11/2022 8:09