TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Lower autonomic arousal as a risk factor for criminal offending and unintentional injuries among female conscripts
JO  - PLoS one
A1  - Oskarsson, Sofi
A1  - Andersson, Anneli
A1  - Bertoldi, Bridget M.
A1  - Latvala, Antti
A1  - Kuja-Halkola, Ralf
A1  - Evans, Brittany
A1  - Raine, Adrian
A1  - Patrick, Christopher J.
A1  - Larsson, Henrik
A1  - Tuvblad, Catherine
SP  - e0297639
EP  - e0297639
VL  - 19
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1932-6203
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297639
ID  - ref1
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