Sweetened blood cools hot tempers: physiological self-control and aggression |
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Authors: | DeWall C Nathan Deckman Timothy Gailliot Matthew T Bushman Brad J |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Kastle Hall, Lexington, USA. nathan.dewall@uky.edu |
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Abstract: | Aggressive and violent behaviors are restrained by self-control. Self-control consumes a lot of glucose in the brain, suggesting that low glucose and poor glucose metabolism are linked to aggression and violence. Four studies tested this hypothesis. Study 1 found that participants who consumed a glucose beverage behaved less aggressively than did participants who consumed a placebo beverage. Study 2 found an indirect relationship between diabetes (a disorder marked by low glucose levels and poor glucose metabolism) and aggressiveness through low self-control. Study 3 found that states with high diabetes rates also had high violent crime rates. Study 4 found that countries with high rates of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (a metabolic disorder related to low glucose levels) also had higher killings rates, both war related and non-war related. All four studies suggest that a spoonful of sugar helps aggressive and violent behaviors go down. |
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Keywords: | aggression self‐control self‐regulation glucose metabolism |
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