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Interpersonal threat reactivity differentiates reactive and proactive aggression.
| Τίτλος: | Interpersonal threat reactivity differentiates reactive and proactive aggression. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Kjærvik SL; Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Norway., Thomson ND; Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA; Department of Psychology and Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA. Electronic address: nicholas.thomson@vcuhealth.org. |
| Πηγή: | Physiology & behavior [Physiol Behav] 2026 Oct 01; Vol. 314, pp. 115373. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 May 07. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Elsevier Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0151504 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-507X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00319384 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Physiol Behav Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: New York NY : Elsevier Science Original Publication: Oxford, Eng., Long Island City, Pergamon Press. |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Aggression*/physiology , Aggression*/psychology , Conduct Disorder*/physiopathology , Conduct Disorder*/psychology , Interpersonal Relations*, Galvanic Skin Response/physiology ; Arousal/physiology ; Emotions/physiology ; Humans ; Male ; Adolescent ; Female ; Self Report ; Virtual Reality |
| Περίληψη: | Objective: Adolescents with Conduct Disorder (CD) display persistent patterns of antisocial and aggressive behavior, yet the mechanisms underlying different forms of aggression remain unclear. Prior research has linked antisocial behavior to atypical autonomic nervous system functioning, but few studies have examined physiological and subjective reactions to interpersonal conflict simultaneously. Method: Participants were 234 adolescents (M Results: Higher SCR threat reactivity was associated with reactive aggression. Greater self-reported feelings of dominance during interpersonal threat was associated with proactive aggression. Conclusion: These results suggest that reactive aggression is associated with heightened physiological threat reactivity, whereas proactive aggression is associated with greater perceived control during interpersonal threat. This study points to distinct affective and physiological processes for reactive and proactive aggression in adolescents with CD. Furthermore, immersive VR paradigms are promising tools for understanding risk profiles for aggression in high-risk adolescents. (Copyright © 2026. Published by Elsevier Inc.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of competing interest SJK declares no conflicts of interest. NDT is the developer and owner of React VR software. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Conduct disorder; Proactive aggression; Reactive aggression; Skin conductance reactivity; Virtual reality |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260509 Date Completed: 20260613 Latest Revision: 20260710 |
| Update Code: | 20260711 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.physbeh.2026.115373 |
| PMID: | 42106132 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1873-507X |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.physbeh.2026.115373 |