Is left frontal brain activation in defensiveness gender specific?

被引：62

作者：

Kline, JP ^{[1
]}

Allen, JJB ^{[1
]}

Schwartz, GE ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Arizona, Dept Psychol, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY | 1998年 / 107卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1037/0021-843X.107.1.149

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

A. J. Tomarken and R. J. Davidson (1994) reported that defensiveness is characterized by relative left frontal brain activation. Because they examined only women, gender differences in this relation are possible. In the present study, resting alpha asymmetries in right-handed men (n = 25) and women (n = 60) were related to defensiveness, measured by the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire L scale. These results were similar to those of Tomarken and Davidson in that defensiveness correlated positively with relative left frontal activation in women. An unexpected finding was that high-defensive men showed relative right frontal activation, a result virtually opposite that for women. These results imply that the nature of defensiveness as a coping strategy may vary as a function of gender.

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页码：149 / 153

页数：5

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