Oppositionality and sympathetic skin response in adolescents: specific associations with the headstrong/hurtful dimension.
Biol Psychol
; 103: 242-7, 2014 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Oppositionality encompasses distinct dimensions, and few studies have investigated the validity of such distinctions from a pathophysiological perspective. Our aim was to investigate the association between sympathetic skin responses (SSR) and distinct oppositional dimensions in a community sample of adolescents. Forty adolescents aged 13.84±1.46 years participated in this study. Oppositionality was measured by externalizing behavior and bullying scores (dependent variables), while SSR was recorded by electrical changes at the skin level (independent variables). Results showed that increased SSRs were associated with oppositionality; however, these associations were specific to the headstrong/hurtful dimension. Further exploratory analyses demonstrated that increased SSRs were associated with several types of headstrong/hurtful behaviors and underscore the importance of the first aversive stimuli to differentiate groups with low and high headstrong/hurtful behaviors. There were no differences between groups regarding time until habituation. This study provides insights about how dysfunctions in autonomic balance may contribute to the emergence of oppositional behavior among adolescents.
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Assunto principal:
Sistema Nervoso Simpático
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Transtornos de Deficit da Atenção e do Comportamento Disruptivo
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Bullying
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Resposta Galvânica da Pele
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
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Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Biol Psychol
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article