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Hormonal Differences in Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators When They Cope with Acute Stress: A Pilot Study

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Hormonal Differences in Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators When They Cope with Acute Stress: A Pilot Study

dc.contributor.author	Romero Martínez, Ángel
dc.contributor.author	Blanco Gandía, María del Carmen
dc.contributor.author	Rodríguez Arias, Marta
dc.contributor.author	Lila, Marisol
dc.contributor.author	Moya Albiol, Luis
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-14T09:20:08Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-14T09:20:08Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.identifier.citation	Romero Martínez, Ángel Blanco Gandía, María del Carmen Rodriguez Arias, Marta Lila Murillo, M. Soledad Moya Albiol, Luis 2021 Hormonal Differences in Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators When They Cope with Acute Stress: A Pilot Study International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 18 5831
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10550/84173
dc.description.abstract	Background: Only a few studies have paid attention to the ability of perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPVAW) against women to cope with acute stress, including hormonal parameters. In fact, previous studies assessed how salivary testosterone (Tsal) and cortisol (Csal) changed after coping with an acute emotional stressor (directly related to IPVAW), and they concluded that an imbalance between the two hormones might be characteristic of these men. Nevertheless, they neglected to examine the role of other hormones, such as salivary oxytocin (OXsal), which also seemed to play an important role in behavioral regulation, and whether this response could be generalized to other types of stress not directly related to IPVAW. Methods: This study aims to assess whether IPVAW perpetrators (n = 19) present differential hormonal (Tsal, Csal, OXsal and their ratios) and psychological state (anxiety, anger, and general affect) responses when coping with an acute cognitive laboratory stressor (a set of neuropsychological tests performed in front of an expert committee) in comparison with non-violent men (n = 16). This quasi-experimental study also assessed whether the psychological state variables drive this different hormonal response. Results: Our results revealed that IPVAW perpetrators had lower Csal and higher Tsal/Csal ratio levels during the post-task period, as well as higher total levels (average) of OXsal than controls. We also found that, only in IPVAW perpetrators, high levels of baseline anxiety and negative affect were related to high rises in Csal during the stress task. Conclusions: These data present a background showing that IPVAW perpetrators and non-violent men cope differently with stress. These findings might help to identify idiosyncratic profiles of IPVAW perpetrators that can then be employed to establish their therapeutic needs. Moreover, we reinforced the importance of combining biological markers with self-reports, thus increasing the reliability of these forensic assessments.
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 2021, vol. 18, p. 5831
dc.subject	Estrès
dc.subject	Dones maltractades
dc.subject	Parella
dc.title	Hormonal Differences in Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators When They Cope with Acute Stress: A Pilot Study
dc.type	journal article	es_ES
dc.date.updated	2022-10-14T09:20:08Z
dc.identifier.doi	10.3390/ijerph18115831
dc.identifier.idgrec	148172
dc.rights.accessRights	open access	es_ES