Citation

Berman ME, Tracy JI, Coccaro EF. Clin. Psychol. Rev. 1997; 17(6): 651-665.

Affiliation

University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Psychology, Hattiesburg 39406-5025, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9336689

Abstract

Many contemporary theorists believe serotonin (5-HT) neurotransmitter functioning plays a role in the regulation of human aggressive behavior. We argue that the evidence supporting this 5-HT hypothesis of human aggression is less compelling than commonly assumed, due to (a) conflicting study results, and (b) significant methodological limitations of existing studies. Recent models that integrate the role of psychological and contextual variables in 5-HT--associated aggression are reviewed. The need to incorporate psychometrically sound measures of aggression in 5-HT studies, to use experimental and longitudinal designs, and to test hypotheses drawn from multifactorial models in future research is advocated.

Language: en