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“…Cima, Smeets and Jelicic ( 25 ) found that non psychopathic aggressive men had high diurnal cortisol. Given that the perpetrators in the present study were found to engage mostly in reactive violence ( 26 ), it may be that the sample of perpetrators in this study were mostly non psychopathic as evidenced by the higher cortisol levels. In addition, previous studies have shown that type II or reactive perpetrators present a hyper-reactivity in anticipation of stress ( 27 ), so it could be that, in addition, the fact that they were interviewed at the department of probation, the stress associated with reminder of their being on probation produced a stress response and associated rise in cortisol.…”

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“…The increased testosterone places these men at risk for perpetrating violence as a result of testosterone’s influence on making more automatic judgements, biased by emotional factors due to a higher emotional sensitivity in conflictual situations ( 23 ). The increased cortisol following exposure to a stressor also suggests that perpetrators react more intensely to stress which further places them at risk for perpetration of violence and could explain the fact that the majority of the violence perpetrated is reactive ( 26 ).…”

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Hormonal differences in perpetrators of intimate partner violence

Cantos,

Ontiveros,

Dearth

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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ObjectiveIn order to gain a better understanding of the individual and joint impact of testosterone and cortisol on behavior, the present study was developed to test the differences in each hormone alone and conjointly between perpetrators of IPV and non-violent controls.MethodPerpetrators of IPV on probation were compared to a control group of non-aggressive males from Hidalgo County in the Rio Grande Valley on baseline testosterone and cortisol, as well as several relevant questionnaires measuring aggression and trait anger. Differences in cortisol following exposure to a stressful event were also examined. Procedures included two laboratory visits consisting of questionnaires, a number of salivary testosterone and cortisol collections, and exposure to a stressor.ResultsPerpetrators had higher basal testosterone and post stressor cortisol levels than non- violent controls as well as a higher T/C ratio. In addition, trait anger moderated the relationship between both testosterone alone, and the testosterone/cortisol ratio and perpetration of IPV.ConclusionResults are consistent with the hypothesis that testosterone leads to antisocial behavior, including perpetration of violence. The results are also consistent with the dual hormone hypothesis, i.e., that testosterone and cortisol work together to jointly regulate social dominance and aggression. Both the increased freestanding testosterone and the increased cortisol following exposure to stress places these men at risk for perpetrating violence. Clinical implications are discussed.

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confidence: 99%