The Complex Associations Between Early Childhood Adversity, Heart Rate Variability, Cluster B Personality Disorders, and Aggression

Early childhood adversity can cause an imbalance in the autonomic function, which may in turn lead to the development of trauma-spectrum disorders and aggressive behavior later in life. In the present study, we investigated the complex associations between early adversity, heart rate variability (HRV), cluster B personality disorders, and self-reported aggressive behavior in a group of 50 male forensic inpatients (M age = 41.16; SD = 10.72). Structural Equation Modeling analysis revealed that patients with cluster B personality disorders were more likely to have adverse early childhood experiences and reduced sympathetic dominance in response to a threat than patients without cluster B personality disorders. In addition, HRV and cluster B personality disorders did not significantly mediate the association between early childhood adversity and self-reported aggressive behavior. These findings are important for clinical practice to facilitate specific treatment programs for those affected.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:65

Enthalten in:

International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology - 65(2021), 8 vom: 02. Juni, Seite 899-915

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jankovic, Marija [VerfasserIn]
Bogaerts, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Klein Tuente, Stéphanie [VerfasserIn]
Garofalo, Carlo [VerfasserIn]
Veling, Wim [VerfasserIn]
van Boxtel, Geert [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aggression
Cluster B personality disorders
Early childhood adversity
Forensic patients
Heart rate variability
Journal Article
Structural equation modeling

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Date Completed 16.09.2021

Date Revised 16.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/0306624X20986537

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319766365