Relationships between Grey Matter Volume in the Bilateral Superior Frontal Gyrus and Reactive Aggression Varied by Level of Traditional Masculinity
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measures
2.3. MRI Data Acquisition and Processing
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Statistics
3.2. Behavioral Data Analysis
3.3. Brain Imaging Data Analysis
4. Discussion
4.1. The Relationship between Masculinity and RA/PA
4.2. Masculinity and RA Interacting on Bilateral SFG
4.3. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Mean (SD) | Range | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Age | 19.14 (0.99) | 17.06–25.88 | ||||
2. Masculinity | 4.50 (0.77) | 2.05–6.70 | 0.04 | |||
3. Femininity | 4.76 (0.69) | 2.50–6.80 | 0.01 | 0.54 *** | ||
4. Reactive aggression | 6.94 (3.92) | 0–20 | 0.01 | −0.03 | −0.18 *** | |
5. Proactive aggression | 1.31 (2.55) | 0–16 | 0.04 | 0.05 | −0.15 *** | 0.43 *** |
ΔR2 | F | β | VIF | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dependent variable | Reactive aggression | ||||
Model 1 | Masculinity | <0.001 | 0.66 | −0.03 | 1.00 |
Model 2 | Masculinity | 0.04 | 14.01 *** | 0.09 * | 1.41 |
Femininity | −0.23 *** | 1.41 | |||
Dependent variable | Proactive aggression | ||||
Model 3 | Masculinity | <0.005 | 1.82 | 0.05 | 1.00 |
Model 4 | Masculinity | 0.05 | 17.85 *** | 0.19 *** | 1.41 |
Femininity | −0.25 *** | 1.41 |
Coordinates | ||||||
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Anatomical Region | Hemisphere | Cluster Size | x | y | z | F |
STG | Left | 103 | −19.5 | 22.5 | 48 | 15.18 |
STG | Right | 72 | 19.5 | 21 | 61.5 | 15.23 |
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Liu, W.; Ding, C.; Li, Z.; Chen, H. Relationships between Grey Matter Volume in the Bilateral Superior Frontal Gyrus and Reactive Aggression Varied by Level of Traditional Masculinity. Brain Sci. 2024, 14, 605. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14060605
Liu W, Ding C, Li Z, Chen H. Relationships between Grey Matter Volume in the Bilateral Superior Frontal Gyrus and Reactive Aggression Varied by Level of Traditional Masculinity. Brain Sciences. 2024; 14(6):605. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14060605
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Weijun, Cody Ding, Ziang Li, and Hong Chen. 2024. "Relationships between Grey Matter Volume in the Bilateral Superior Frontal Gyrus and Reactive Aggression Varied by Level of Traditional Masculinity" Brain Sciences 14, no. 6: 605. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14060605