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BackgroundIn China， the structure shift from just one-child family to both one-child and more-than-one-child families is happening. Exploring how the sibling relationships effect between adolescent personality impulsivity and aggressivity is of great significance for promoting adolescent mental health as well as maintaining social harmony and stability. ObjectiveTo investigate the effecting path of sibling relationships between personality impulsivity and aggressivity in adolescents， so as to provide references for the prevention of violent and aggressive behavior in adolescents. MethodsFrom February to April， 2023， a total of 1 200 students with sibling relationships from 12 primary and secondary schools in a county of Sichuan province were included by random sampling. Barratt Impulsivity Scale （BIS-11）， Chinese Version of Buss & Perry Aggression Questionnaire （AQ-CV）， and Sibling Relationship Questionnaire （SRQ） were used for cross-sectional investigation. Pearson Correlation Analysis was used to analyze the correlation between the scores of these scales. Bootstrap method was used to test the effecting path of sibling relationships between personality impulsivity and aggressivity. ResultsThe total score of BIS-11 was positively correlated with that of AQ-CV as well as the scores of conflict and competition dimensions in SRQ （r=0.485、0.276、0.280，P<0.01）， while negatively correlated with the score of warmth/intimacy dimension in SRQ （r=-0.383， P<0.01）. The total score of AQ-CV was positively correlated with the scores of conflict and competition dimensions in SRQ （r=0.387， 0.340， P<0.01）， while negatively correlated with the score of warmth/intimacy dimension in SRQ （r=-0.304， P<0.01）. Within SRQ， negative correlations could be observed between the score of warmth/intimacy and scores of conflict and competition （r=-0.307， -0.375， P<0.01）， whereas positive correlation could be observed between the score of conflict and that of competition （r=0.267， P<0.01）. The total effect of personality impulsivity level on aggressivity level in adolescent was 0.480 （P<0.01）. Sibling relationships played a mediating role between personality impulsivity and aggressivity in adolescents. Meanwhile， the indirect effect values of warmth/intimacy， conflict and competition were 0.054， 0.075 and 0.062， with the effect values accounting for 11.21%， 15.70% and 12.93%， respectively. ConclusionThe personality impulsivity of adolescents can directly affect their aggressivity， and sibling relationships may act as an important channel connecting personality impulsivity and aggressivity. ［Funded by 2023 Project of the Psychology and Behavioral Science Research Center of the Deyang Federation of Social Sciences （number， XLYXW2023305）］
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Objective To explore the impulsivity and aggressivity,and its treatment outcomes of the inpatients with intemet addiction disorder (IAD) by intergration interview. Methods Barratt Impulsiveness Scale ( BIS), Buss Aggressive Scale (BAS) were used to assess the impulsiveness and aggressivity in 58 IAD patients, at the first week and after the point of intergration interview 3 months,54 normal subjects in the control group were conducted by BIS and BAS only when they were recruited. Results ①The intemet addiction group had significantly higher scores on the BIS and BAS total scores than the control group at the first week ( BIS score 99.3 ±15. 1vs 75.0 ± 15.4, t=8.47, P＜0. 01; BAS score 78.3 ±24.4 vs 54.8 ± 17.7, t=5.87 , P＜0. 01 ). IAD group had lower scores on the total scores of BIS-Ⅱ and BAS after intergration interview than before, but the subscales and total scores were higher than those in the control group ( BIS score 86.3 ± 16.6 vs 75.0 ± 15.4, t =4.98, P ＜ 0.01 ;BAS score 66.2 ± 22.6 vs 54.8 ± 17.7, t = 3.65, P ＜ 0. 01 ). ②Total score of SCL-90 in IAD group were significantly correlated with the BAS total score ( r=0. 376, P＜0. 01 ) ,and the decreased SCL-90 total score was also related with the decreased BAS score ( r= 0.508, P＜ 0. 01 ). Conclusion This study suggests that IAD group exhibit more impulsivity and aggressivity than those in the control group. After interview, their impulsivity and aggressivity are significantly decreased, but are still higher than those in the normal control group.
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Dopamine and serotonin drew much attention to understand a biological mechanism underlying alchohol dependence. There were three reasons. First, behavioral effects governed by them were quite similar with various psychopathology observed in alcoholism. Second, preference to alcohol drinking tended to be related to the genetically transmitted biochemical abnormalities of these neurotransmitters. Finally, reward-mediating brain areas which seemed to be related to alcoholism were included in dopaminergic and serotonergic pathways. The aims of this study were to look for any changes of dopamine and serotonin concentrations in alcohol dependence, to identify what psychopathology was associated with, and to understand a biological mechanisms underlying alcohol-related psychopathology. Subjects were consisted of 25 male patients admitted with alcohol dependence and 25 healthy male volunteers. Samples drawn after 1 to 3 weeks of detoxification were analyzed by HPLC for the measurement of plasma dopamine and serotonin concentrations.Otherwise, precise alcohol history including duration of alcohol drinking, onset age, family history, types of alcoholism, MAST score, and frequency of hospitalization was done. Furthermore, psychop-athology was rated by several questionnares like BPRS, MMPI, Sexual Jealousy Questionnaire, BDI and CES-D. 1) Mean concentration of dopamine in alcoholics(61.8+/-22.6pg/ml) was significantly(p<0.01) lower than in controls(77.4+/-16.3pg/ml), while serotonin concentration in alcoholics tended to be higher than in controls. 2) Dopamine concentration was negatively correlated with 'hallucinatory behavior' item(p<0.01) and 'unusual thought content' item(p<0.01) of BPRS, and 'hypochondriasis' scale(p<0.05) of MMPI. While serotonin concentration was positively correlated with 'tension' item(p<0.001) of BPRS. 3) Dopamine concentration was negatively correlated with SJQ(p<0.05), while serotonin concentration was positively correlated with frequency of hospitalization(p<0.05) and total score of BPRS(p<0.001). In conclusion, reduced dopamine and increased serotonin concentrations seemed to be associated with psychosis developed in alcohol dependence. Otherwise, impulsivity-aggressivity easily found in alcoholics might be biologically related to decreased dopamine concentration.