AGGRESSION AND DIGIT RATIO IN A SAMPLE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENT

作者：Barbera Pierluigi; Conte Maria Rosaria; Petralia Maria Cristina; Attina Antonina Nunzia; Maugeri Antonino; Gurrisi Lino; Nicotra Rita^*

来源：Acta Medica Mediterranea, 2014, 30(1): 273-277.

• Stress
• aggression
• university student
• anxiety
• digit ratio

On a sample of 152 students (21 males and 131 females) of the graduate course of Psychology at the University of Catania we studied whether the ratio between the length of the second finger and that of the fourth finger of the hand (digit ratio or 2D:4D ratio) is capable of predicting the access to the course and academic success. We also evaluated the level of aggressiveness of our sample since there is a possible correlation between prenatal androgen levels and intensity of aggressiveness in adulthood. The present results confirm the relationship between aggressiveness and digit ratios and support the hypothesis that students with lower digit ratios have improved performance in the admission test, were is important a prompt decision making, but not in exams during the academic year, where planning capabilities seem to play a more significant role. Conversely, the present investigation points out that the level of stress, expressed as TMD, while affects the academic performance of the students does not seem to have played a significant role at the time of admission test.

• 出版日期2014