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Autonomic nervous system reactivity to emotion and childhood trajectories of relational and physical aggression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2023

Dianna Murray-Close Open the ORCID record for Dianna Murray-Close [Opens in a new window] ,
Maria C. Lent ,
Amanda Sadri ,
Casey Buck  and
Tuppett M. Yates
Dianna Murray-Close*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
Maria C. Lent
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
Amanda Sadri
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California – Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
Casey Buck
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
Tuppett M. Yates
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California – Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
*
Corresponding author: Dianna Murray-Close, email: dmurrayc@uvm.edu
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Abstract

This study investigated the role of autonomic nervous system (ANS) coordination in response to emotion in girls’ and boys’ development of relational (e.g., ignoring, excluding) and physical (e.g., hitting, kicking) aggression. Caregivers reported on children’s relational and physical aggression at ages 6, 7, 8, and 10 years (N = 232, 50.4% girls, 46.6% Latinx). Sympathetic nervous system (assessed via pre-ejection period) and parasympathetic nervous system (assessed via respiratory sinus arrhythmia) reactivity were measured in response to video clips depicting fear, happiness, and sadness at age 7. Growth curve models indicated that ANS reactivity to sadness, but not to fear or happiness, was related to trajectories of relational aggression. In contrast, ANS reactivity to all three emotions was associated with trajectories of physical aggression. Effects differed across genders, indicating that distinct patterns of ANS reactivity to emotion may be involved in girls’ and boys’ development of aggression. Overall, these findings contribute to a growing literature documenting the role of ANS reactivity to emotion in aggressive behavior. Moreover, this study considers ANS reactivity to specific emotions, as related to both relational and physical aggression, and as differentially expressed among girls versus boys.

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autonomic nervous system reactivityemotion inductiongrowth curve modelingphysical aggressionrelational aggression
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Development and Psychopathology , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , May 2024 , pp. 691 - 708
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