@article{ref1,
title="Lower autonomic arousal as a risk factor for criminal offending and unintentional injuries among female conscripts",
journal="PLoS one",
year="2024",
author="Oskarsson, Sofi and Andersson, Anneli and Bertoldi, Bridget M. and Latvala, Antti and Kuja-Halkola, Ralf and Evans, Brittany and Raine, Adrian and Patrick, Christopher J. and Larsson, Henrik and Tuvblad, Catherine",
volume="19",
number="3",
pages="e0297639-e0297639",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Lower autonomic arousal is a well-known correlate of criminal offending and other risk-taking behaviors in men, but few studies have investigated this association in women. <br><br>AIM: To test associations between autonomic arousal and criminal offending as well as unintentional injuries among female conscripts. <br><br>METHODS: All women born 1958-1994 in Sweden who participated in voluntary military conscription (n = 12,499) were identified by linking Swedish population-based registers. Predictors were resting heart rate (RHR) and systolic blood pressure (SBP). Covariates were height, weight, and physical energy capacity. Main outcomes were criminal convictions (any, violent, and non-violent) from the National Crime Register. Secondary outcome was unintentional injuries requiring medical treatment or causing death. We used survival analyses to test for associations between predictors and outcomes. <br><br>RESULTS: Low RHR, relative to high RHR, was associated with an increased risk of any criminal conviction, non-violent criminal convictions, and unintentional injuries. Low SBP, relative to high SBP, was associated with an increased risk of violent criminal convictions. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Results support lower autonomic arousal, particularly lower RHR, as a correlate of criminal offending among women that warrants further examination, as the reported findings have potential implications for the prediction of future female crime.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1932-6203",
doi="10.1371/journal.pone.0297639",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297639"
}