Human Aggression and Enumerative Measures of Immunity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19301404 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Douglas A Granger (0000-0002-1355-0218, Pennsylvania State University), Alan Booth (Pennsylvania State University), David Read Johnson (0000-0002-4691-2019, University of Nebraska–Lincoln) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 583-590 |
| Publication date | 2000-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychosomatic Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3174 • E-ISSN: 1534-7796 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00006842-200007000-00018 |
| PMID | 10949105 |
| OpenAlex | W2050883151 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 30 |
OBJECTIVE: A pattern of clinical, behavioral, and experimental findings suggests that individual differences in aggressive behavior may be related to immunologic processes. We evaluated two conflicting models of the relationship: 1) A positive association stems from an adaptive mechanism protecting aggressive individuals from increased exposure to immune stimuli and 2) a negative association is due to potential immunosuppressive effects of high testosterone levels. METHODS: We investigated the models using enumerative measures of cellular and humoral immunity in a sample of 4415 men aged 30 to 48 years who were interviewed and underwent a medical examination. RESULTS: Analysis revealed positive (and curvilinear) associations between aggressive behavior and enumerative measures of helper/inducer and suppressor/cytolytic T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes. The aggression-immunity relationship was independent of testosterone level, age, current health status, and negative health behaviors and was most pronounced for helper/inducer T cells. There was no evidence of a negative association between testosterone and any immune measure. CONCLUSIONS: In a large sample of men, individual differences in aggressive behavior were positively associated with enumerative measures of cellular immunity
Aggression · Association (psychology) · Biology · Cellular immunity · Developmental psychology · Immune system · Immunity · Testosterone (patch) · Clinical Psychology · Endocrinology · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Hormonal and reproductive studies · Immunology · Psychology · Stress Responses and Cortisol
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.38 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2019 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |