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Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Vol. 27, No. 7, 2002, pp. 565-573
© 2002 Society of Pediatric Psychology

Aggression and Cardiovascular Response in Children

Kerri M. Schneider, PhD, Linda Nicolotti, PhD and Alan Delamater, PhD

University of Miami School of Medicine

All correspondence should be sent to Alan Delamater, Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami School of Medicine, P.O. Box 016820, Miami, Florida 33101. E-mail: adelamater{at}med.miami.edu.

Objective: To examine cardiovascular response as a function of children's aggression after controlling for the effects of known risk factors.

Method: Participants were 140 children in second, fourth, and sixth grades. Teachers completed the Matthews Youth Test for Health, a measure that includes questions pertaining to children's aggression. Measures of blood pressure and heart rate were obtained during baseline, academic quiz, and recovery.

Results: Increasing age and body mass index were associated with increased cardiovascular responses. Aggressive children exhibited higher heart rates at baseline and lower heart rate reactivity. Aggressive children with a positive parent history of hypertension exhibited the greatest cardiovascular response.

Conclusions: These results provide further support for the identification of behavioral factors that increase cardiovascular risk in children.

Key words: children; cardiovascular response; aggression.


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