The Relationship Between Resting Heart Rate Variability, Hostility, and In Vivo Aggression Among Young Adults

Puhalla, Alexander A.; Kulper, Daniel A.; Fahlgren, Martha K.; McCloskey, Michael S.

doi:10.1080/10926771.2018.1558324

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“…The LF/HF ratio refers to the sympathovagal balance of the ANS, although it has been argued more recently that this measure is not an accurate indicator of sympathovagal balance given that LF does not only reflect sympathetic activity ( Billman, 2013 ; von Rosenberg et al, 2017 ). Despite the current debate, LF and LF/HF ratio are still widely used in research and therefore, we kept them in the analysis to be comparable to other studies (e.g., Puhalla et al, 2020 ; Zohar et al, 2013 ). Lastly, average HRV measured over 12 VR training sessions was computed for each participant from the aggregated HRV data, in order to create one measure of each HRV parameter.…”

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“…It has also been documented that different HRV variables are differently associated with aggressive behavior. For example, Low Frequency (LF) was associated with physical aggression ( Zohar et al, 2013 ), while decreased High Frequency (HF) and increased LF/HF ratio were associated with increased trait aggression and in vivo aggression ( Puhalla et al, 2020 ). In the abovementioned studies, the association between HRV and aggression was investigated in adolescents or healthy community samples.…”

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

Janković

Bogaerts

Tuente

et al. 2021

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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

Janković

Bogaerts

Tuente

et al. 2021

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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“…Much of the adult psychophysiological literature on PA is based on healthy cohorts of university undergraduate students, which may lack generalizability to more antisocial populations. One such study compared PA, measured by the TAP, to cardiac function among male and female young adults and found PA to be related to dampened RHR but unrelated to HRV [ 54 ]. Alternatively, PA (measured by the RPQ) has been positively linked to RHR, but only in females, in a mixed-sex sample of university students [ 51 ].…”

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Cold-Blooded and on Purpose: A Review of the Biology of Proactive Aggression

Belfry

Kolla

2021

Brain Sciences

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Proactive aggression (PA) is a planned and unprovoked form of aggression that is most often enacted for personal gain or in anticipation of a reward. Frequently described as “cold-blooded” or goal oriented, PA is thought to be associated with low autonomic arousal. With this view in mind, we performed a scoping review of the biological correlates of PA and identified 74 relevant articles. Physiological findings indicated a robust association between PA and reduced resting heart rate, and to a lesser extent a relationship between PA and decreased heart rate and skin conductance reactivity, perhaps indicating dampened sympathetic function. The twin literature identified PA as a heritable trait, but little evidence implicates specific genes in the pathogenesis of PA. Neuroimaging studies of PA pinpoint impaired amygdala function in the assessment and conditioning of aversive stimuli, which may influence the establishment of behavioral patterns. Nodes of the default mode network were identified as possible neural correlates of PA, suggesting that altered function of this network may be involved in the genesis of PA. Given the overlap of PA with reactive aggression and the overall behavioral complexity of PA, it is clear that multiple endophenotypes of PA exist. This comprehensive review surveys the most salient neurobiologically informed research on PA.

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“…HRV research concerned with the psychophysiological mechanisms underlying violent behaviour has mainly focused on the resting state, measured over a 5-min period of calm 17 – 19 . While this body of research has consistently shown an association between attenuated levels of PNS at rest (low HRV) and high levels of traits hostility, anger, aggression, and weaker fear extinction 16 , 20 – 22 , studying HRV beyond the at-rest phase might provide important new insights about violent behavior. For example, a recent study highlighted that the inclusion of HRV during a negative mood induction task improved the prediction of violent recidivism in young adults 23 .…”

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Dynamics of parasympathetic activity in violent incarcerated offenders before, during, and in recovery from an emotional inhibition task

Palix

Gillespie

Abbiati

et al. 2022

Sci Rep

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Dynamics of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) are hypothesized to play a role in the emergence of interpersonal violence. In the present study, we examined continuous activities of the inhibitory parasympathetic pathway of the ANS through the root mean square of successive differences between normal heartbeats (RMSSD) in 22 male offenders who committed interpersonal violence and 24 matched controls from the general population across three successive phases: resting baseline, while performing an emotional Go/No-Go task, and post-task recovery. Results showed that across the three phases, the offender group presented lower RMSSD at baseline (pFDR = .003; Cohen’s d = − 1.11), but similar levels during the task, attributed to a significant increase in their RMSSD level (pFDR = .027, Cohen’s d = − 1.26). During recovery, while no distinction between the two groups was found, both groups showed signs of recovering toward baseline values. These findings suggest that violent incarcerated offenders can flexibly engage parasympathetic resources to meet environmental challenges. This underscores the necessity of considering parasympathetic dynamics and its respective mobilization/flexibility to better understand ANS profiles underlying interpersonal violence as well as its potential utility in designing more tailored interventions.

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The Relationship Between Resting Heart Rate Variability, Hostility, and In Vivo Aggression Among Young Adults

Cited by 9 publications

References 61 publications

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

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

Cold-Blooded and on Purpose: A Review of the Biology of Proactive Aggression

Dynamics of parasympathetic activity in violent incarcerated offenders before, during, and in recovery from an emotional inhibition task

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