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Citation

Kavish N, Vaughn MG, Cho E, Barth A, Boutwell BB, Vaughn S, Capin P, Stillman S, Martinez L. Psychiatr. Q. 2016; 88(1): 103-114.

Affiliation

Meadows Center and Vaughn Gross Center, College of Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s11126-016-9437-z

PMID

27160003

Abstract

A wealth of past research has examined the relationship between low physiological arousal and violence or antisocial behavior. Relatively little research; however, has examined the relationship between low physiological arousal and psychopathic traits, with even less having been conducted with juveniles. The current study attempts to fill this gap by evaluating juveniles' physiological arousal using resting heart rate and their levels of psychopathic traits.

RESULTS suggest that there is indeed an inverse relationship between resting heart rate and the affective traits of psychopathy (Uncaring, Callousness, and Unemotionality) as well as Thrill or Sensation Seeking in males. No significant relationship was found in females. Implications of the findings as well as study limitations and future directions are discussed.


Language: en

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