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Alacreu-Crespo A, Peñarroja V, Hidalgo V, Martínez-Tur V, Salvador A, Serrano MÁ. Sex differences in the psychophysiological response to an intergroup conflict. Biol Psychol 2019; 149:107780. [PMID: 31605726 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2019.107780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Conflict induces psychophysiological responses, but less is known about responses to intergroup conflict. Intergroup relationships activate social processes, adding complexity to people's physiological responses. This study analyzes the psychophysiological responses to intergroup conflict considering sex differences. Thus, 150 young people were distributed in 50 groups in two conditions (conflict vs. non-conflict). Conflict was created in the interaction between two groups (three people each) in the laboratory. Their responses were compared to a control group. Mood, heart rate variability, cortisol, and testosterone were measured. Results showed that intergroup conflict induced a less pronounced decrease in negative and positive mood, and a reduction in parasympathetic activity (RMSSD of IBI). Moreover, women in conflict showed lower testosterone levels than men in conflict and control women. Finally, women's conflict perception correlated with their psychophysiological response. Results suggest that intergroup conflict induces emotional, cardiovascular, and endocrine responses, and that men and women interpret conflict differently.
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Affiliation(s)
- Adrián Alacreu-Crespo
- Department of Psychobiology, University of Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibañez, 21, Valencia, 46010, Spain; Department of Emergency Psychiatry and Acute Care, CHU Montpellier, INSERM Unit 1061, Neuropsychiatry, Epidemiological and Clinical Research, Montpellier, France
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- Faculty of Economics and Business. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Spain
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- Department of Psychology and Sociology, Area of Psychobiology, University of Zaragoza, Aragon Health Research Institute, Aragon, Teruel, Spain; Laboratory of Cognitive Social Neuroscience, Department of Psychobiology and IDOCAL, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Laboratory of Cognitive Social Neuroscience, Department of Psychobiology and IDOCAL, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Psychobiology, University of Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibañez, 21, Valencia, 46010, Spain.
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Lahana E, Tsaras K, Kalaitzidou A, Galanis P, Kaitelidou D, Sarafis P. Conflicts management in public sector nursing. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/20479700.2017.1353787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Eleni Lahana
- Nursing Department, Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly, Greece
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- Nursing Department, School of Health Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Nursing Department, School of Health Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nursing, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
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Peñarroja V, Serrano MA, Gracia E, Alacreu-Crespo A, González P, Martínez-Tur V. Rational-experiential thinking style and rational intergroup cooperation: the moderating role of intergroup conflict / Estilos de pensamiento racional-experiencial y la cooperación intergrupal racional: el rol modulador del conflicto intergrupal. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/02134748.2016.1248028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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