Twin study of laboratory‐induced aggression

Bibliographic Data

ID11106905
AuthorsBojana M Dinić (0000-0002-5492-2188, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy University of Novi Sad Novi Sad Serbia, corresponding author), Snežana Smederevac (0000-0002-3780-0576, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy University of Novi Sad Novi Sad Serbia), Selka Sadiković (0000-0003-0874-2511, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy University of Novi Sad Novi Sad Serbia), Milan Oljača (0000-0003-4628-4558, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy University of Novi Sad Novi Sad Serbia), Nataša Vučinić (0000-0001-6847-2862, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine University of Novi Sad Novi Sad Serbia), Mechthild Prinz (0000-0002-8169-6622, Department of Science, John Jay College of Criminal Justice City University of New York New York City New York), Zoran Budimlija (Department of Neurology NYU School of Medicine New York City New York)
Year2020
Volume46
Issue6
Pages489-497
Publication date2020-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAggressive Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0096-140X • E-ISSN: 1098-2337
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ab.21916
PMID32656781
OpenAlexW3043288952
LanguageEN
References cited42

The aim of this study was to explore genetic and environmental contributions to laboratory‐induced aggressive behavior. On a sample of 478 adult twins (316 monozygotic), the Competitive Reaction Time Task was used for aggression induction. The results showed that the initial, basic level of aggression could be explained by both shared (45%) and nonshared environmental factors (55%), while only nonshared environmental factors (100%) had a significant influence on changes in aggression as provocation increased. Genetic factors had no influence on laboratory‐induced aggression. The results highlight the importance of environmental factors in shaping situation‐specific aggressive responses to provocation

Aggression · Developmental psychology · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Poison control · Provocation test · Task (project management · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Engineering · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology

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