Antisocial symptoms in preadolescent boys and in their parents: Associations with cortisol

Vanyukov, Michael; Moss, Howard B.; Plail, Joseph A.; Blackson, Timothy C.; Mezzich, Ada C.; Tarter, Ralph E.

doi:10.1016/0165-1781(93)90003-y

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“…Finally, it should be noted that parental antisocial personality symptom counts have been shown to be inversely related to cortisol concentrations in their children (Vanyukov et al, 1993). This suggests that cortisol may be involved in the intergenerational transmission of antisocial behavior and provides further indirect evidence that this steroid plays a role in the etiology of antisocial behavior.…”

Section: Empirical Findings In Childrenmentioning

confidence: 93%

The evidence for a neurobiological model of childhood antisocial behavior.

Goozen¹,

Fairchild²,

Snoek³

et al. 2007

Psychological Bulletin

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Children with persistent antisocial and aggressive behavior are diagnosed as having disruptive behavior disorder. The authors review evidence that antisocial children, and especially those who persist with this behavior as they grow older, have a range of neurobiological characteristics. It is argued that serotonergic functioning and stress-regulating mechanisms are important in explaining individual differences in antisocial behavior. Moreover, low fear of punishment and physiological underactivity may predispose antisocial individuals to seek out stimulation or take risks and may help to explain poor conditioning and socialization. The authors propose a theoretical model highlighting the interplay between neurobiological deficits and cognitive and emotional functioning as mediators of the link between early adversity and antisocial behavior problems in childhood. Implications for intervention programs are discussed.

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Section: Empirical Findings In Childrenmentioning

confidence: 93%

The evidence for a neurobiological model of childhood antisocial behavior.

Goozen¹,

Fairchild²,

Snoek³

et al. 2007

Psychological Bulletin

414

393

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“…Our review has demonstrated that studies of adults who have been maltreated show conflicting results regarding the impact of maltreatment on diurnal secretion of cortisol and that there is a gap in the literature as regards cortisol production in maltreated schoolage children (Hunter et al, 2011). Altered function of the HPA axis has been described in depression (Holsboer, 2001), post-traumatic stress disorder (Yehuda, 2009), ADHD (Freitag et al, 2009;Stadler et al, 2011), conduct disorder and antisocial personality disorder (Vanyukov et al, 1993). Studies of children reared in institutions have shown that lack of caregiver sensitivity and positive regard is associated with a general suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis and that this can recover if the environment improves.…”

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confidence: 98%

Cortisol secretion in children with symptoms of reactive attachment disorder

Kočovská

Wilson

Young

et al. 2013

Psychiatry Research

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Maltreated children with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) have severe problems with social relationships and affect regulation. An association between early maltreatment and changes in the daily rhythm of cortisol secretion has already been reported for maltreated toddlers. We sought to find out whether such changes were apparent in school-age children with symptoms of RAD, who had experienced early maltreatment but were currently adopted in well functioning families. We recruited 66 children: 34 5-12 year old adopted children with an early history of maltreatment and with social difficulties such as indiscriminate friendliness; and 32 age-and sex-matched comparison children with no history of maltreatment or social difficulties. Daily rhythms of cortisol production were determined from saliva samples collected over two days.The adopted group had significantly lower absolute levels of cortisol compared to the control group, but a typical profile of cortisol secretion. There was no association between cortisol secretion and symptom scores for psychopathology.

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“…There is increasing evidence that children with disruptive behavior problems, and particularly those who show persistent antisocial behavior, are characterized by neurobiological deficits (Raine, 2002). In this respect, stress regulating mechanisms, for example, the HPA axis, have drawn much attention (Kruesi et al, 1989;Raine, 2002;Vanyukov et al, 1993;Kerr et al, 1997;Mezzacappa et al, 1997). A primary focus in this field of research has been cortisol, which is the final product of the HPA axis and the primary stress hormone in humans.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Diurnal Cortisol Cycle in Delinquent Male Adolescents and Normal Controls

Popma

Doreleijers

Jansen

et al. 2007

Neuropsychopharmacol

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Patterns of low hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) activity have been observed in antisocial groups. As conflicting results have been reported in children and adolescents, the aim of this study was to further investigate HPA activity in antisocial behavior by studying the relationship between the diurnal cortisol cycle, as well as the cortisol awakening response (CAR), and antisocial behavior in male adolescents. The diurnal cortisol cycle and the CAR during the first hour after awakening were compared between 12-to 14-year-old boys who attended a delinquency diversion program (DP), with and without a disruptive behavior disorder (DBD) (respectively DP + ; n ¼ 24 and DPÀ; n ¼ 65), and matched normal controls (NC; n ¼ 32). The DP + group, but not the DPÀ group, showed a significantly slower decrease of cortisol during the diurnal cycle than the NC group. Furthermore, the DP + group had significantly lower cortisol levels in the first hour after awakening as compared with the NC group. The results indicate altered HPA activity in delinquent boys with a DBD. Etiological mechanisms, directions for future research, and clinical implications are discussed.

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Antisocial symptoms in preadolescent boys and in their parents: Associations with cortisol

Cited by 193 publications

References 11 publications

The evidence for a neurobiological model of childhood antisocial behavior.

The evidence for a neurobiological model of childhood antisocial behavior.

Cortisol secretion in children with symptoms of reactive attachment disorder

The Diurnal Cortisol Cycle in Delinquent Male Adolescents and Normal Controls

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