TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Executive dysfunction and cortical variations among intimate partner violence perpetrators and the association with sexism
JO  - Social cognitive and affective neuroscience
A1  - Romero-Martínez, Ángel
A1  - Beser, María
A1  - Cerdá-Alberich, Leonor
A1  - Aparici, Fernando
A1  - Martí-Bonmatí, Luis
A1  - Sarrate-Costa, Carolina
A1  - Lila, Marisol
A1  - Moya-Albiol, Luis
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Malfunctioning in executive functioning has been proposed as a risk factor for intimate partner violence (IPV). This is not only due to its effects on behavioral regulation, but also because of its association with other variables such as sexism. Executive dysfunctions have been associated with frontal and prefrontal cortical thickness. Therefore, our first aim was to assess differences in cortical thickness in frontal and prefrontal regions, as well as levels of sexism, between two groups of IPV perpetrators (with and without executive dysfunctions) and a control group of non-violent men. Second, we analyzed whether the cortical thickness in the frontal and prefrontal regions would explain sexism scores. Our results indicate that IPV perpetrators classified as dysexecutive exhibited a lower cortical thickness in the right rostral anterior cingulate superior frontal bilaterally, caudal middle frontal bilaterally, right medial orbitofrontal, right paracentral, and precentral bilaterally when compared with controls. Furthermore, they exhibited higher levels of sexism than the rest of the groups. Most importantly, in the brain structures that distinguished between groups, lower thickness was associated with higher sexism scores. This research emphasizes the need to incorporate neuroimaging techniques to develop accurate IPV profiles or subtypes based on neuropsychological functioning.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1749-5016
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsae046
ID  - ref1
ER  -