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CRIME INDUSTRY
Member Sun Jun 18 03:36:36
My heart rate is making me do bad things!

http://onl...i/10.1111/1745-9125.12138/full

EXPLAINING THE GENDER GAP IN CRIME: THE ROLE OF HEART RATE

First published: 6 April 2017

Abstract

Although it is well established that males engage in more crime compared with females, little is known about what accounts for the gender gap. Few studies have been aimed at empirically examining mediators of the gender–crime relationship in a longitudinal context. In this study, we test the hypothesis that a low resting heart rate partly mediates the relationship between gender and crime. In a sample of 894 participants, the resting heart rate at 11 years of age was examined alongside self-reported and official conviction records for overall criminal offending, violence, serious violence, and drug-related crime at 23 years of age. A low resting heart rate partially mediated the relationship between gender and all types of adult criminal offending, including violent and nonviolent crime. The mediation effects were significant after controlling for body mass index, race, social adversity, and activity level. Resting heart rate accounted for 5.4 percent to 17.1 percent of the gender difference in crime. This study is the first to produce results documenting that lower heart rates in males partly explain their higher levels of offending. Our findings complement traditional theoretical accounts of the gender gap and have implications for the advancement of integrative criminological theory.

McKobb
Member Sun Jun 18 08:13:02
What a load of shit.

Forwyn
Member Sun Jun 18 08:43:10
Just say yes to cardio, kids!

jergul
large member Sun Jun 18 11:57:40
correlation causation.

tumbleweed
the wanderer Sun Jun 18 12:08:27
i think it's because men & women are different... as noted by many books & comedians

jergul
large member Sun Jun 18 12:59:00
On a more seriously note. I find the lead poisoning theory to be quite convincing, and would otherwise attribute a lot of stuff to the hormonal impact of excessive testostorine.

Aeros
Member Sun Jun 18 15:42:00
It should be noted African American children get exposed to way more lead then white children at similar stages of development. A large segment of inner city violence can be attributed to lead.

tumbleweed
the wanderer Sun Jun 18 15:53:08
Chinese kids are like 10% lead and not known for crime

being exposed to more crime, a unhealthy culture, and having fathers in jail or gone seems more relevant

Nimatzo
iChihuaha Sun Jun 18 15:56:14
What are the values in the USA for the amount of lead allowed in drinking water? In Sweden it 5 micrograms/liter.

Sam Adams
Member Sun Jun 18 20:55:02
They should clearly be lowered at this school

smart dude
Member Sun Jun 18 22:01:40
http://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations

jergul
large member Mon Jun 19 01:06:25
TW
How do you figure? China had like one car when lead was used as a fuel additive.

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CRIME INDUSTRY Member	Sun Jun 18 03:36:36 My heart rate is making me do bad things! http://onl...i/10.1111/1745-9125.12138/full EXPLAINING THE GENDER GAP IN CRIME: THE ROLE OF HEART RATE First published: 6 April 2017 Abstract Although it is well established that males engage in more crime compared with females, little is known about what accounts for the gender gap. Few studies have been aimed at empirically examining mediators of the gender–crime relationship in a longitudinal context. In this study, we test the hypothesis that a low resting heart rate partly mediates the relationship between gender and crime. In a sample of 894 participants, the resting heart rate at 11 years of age was examined alongside self-reported and official conviction records for overall criminal offending, violence, serious violence, and drug-related crime at 23 years of age. A low resting heart rate partially mediated the relationship between gender and all types of adult criminal offending, including violent and nonviolent crime. The mediation effects were significant after controlling for body mass index, race, social adversity, and activity level. Resting heart rate accounted for 5.4 percent to 17.1 percent of the gender difference in crime. This study is the first to produce results documenting that lower heart rates in males partly explain their higher levels of offending. Our findings complement traditional theoretical accounts of the gender gap and have implications for the advancement of integrative criminological theory.
McKobb Member	Sun Jun 18 08:13:02 What a load of shit.
Forwyn Member	Sun Jun 18 08:43:10 Just say yes to cardio, kids!
jergul large member	Sun Jun 18 11:57:40 correlation causation.
tumbleweed the wanderer	Sun Jun 18 12:08:27 i think it's because men & women are different... as noted by many books & comedians
jergul large member	Sun Jun 18 12:59:00 On a more seriously note. I find the lead poisoning theory to be quite convincing, and would otherwise attribute a lot of stuff to the hormonal impact of excessive testostorine.
Aeros Member	Sun Jun 18 15:42:00 It should be noted African American children get exposed to way more lead then white children at similar stages of development. A large segment of inner city violence can be attributed to lead.
tumbleweed the wanderer	Sun Jun 18 15:53:08 Chinese kids are like 10% lead and not known for crime being exposed to more crime, a unhealthy culture, and having fathers in jail or gone seems more relevant
Nimatzo iChihuaha	Sun Jun 18 15:56:14 What are the values in the USA for the amount of lead allowed in drinking water? In Sweden it 5 micrograms/liter.
Sam Adams Member	Sun Jun 18 20:55:02 They should clearly be lowered at this school
smart dude Member	Sun Jun 18 22:01:40 http://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations
jergul large member	Mon Jun 19 01:06:25 TW How do you figure? China had like one car when lead was used as a fuel additive.
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