Gender Differences in Prefrontal Cortex Response to Negative Emotional Stimuli in Drivers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Method
2.1. Participants and Procedure
2.2. Material
2.2.1. Multidimensional Driving Style Inventory (MDSI)
2.2.2. Pictures
2.2.3. fNIR Recording and Data Analysis
2.2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Men | Women | |||||||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | t | p< | α | ||
Age | 44.38 | 12.98 | 38.89 | 10.60 | 3.30 | 0.001 | ||
MDSI | Reckless | 14.47 | 6.81 | 12.48 | 5.56 | 2.28 | 0.024 | 0.88 |
Anxious | 9.08 | 4.19 | 8.98 | 4.14 | 0.17 | 0.867 | 0.80 | |
Careful | 32.81 | 4.63 | 32.79 | 6.48 | 0.04 | 0.972 | 0.80 | |
Angry | 8.57 | 3.47 | 8.73 | 3.47 | −0.32 | 0.749 | 0.77 | |
Dissociative | 14.47 | 4.46 | 14.55 | 4.63 | −0.11 | 0.910 | 0.71 | |
Distress Reduction | 17.05 | 3.15 | 17.04 | 3.84 | 0.03 | 0.976 | 0.67 | |
MDSI Factor | 0.05 | 0.99 | −0.07 | 1.01 | 0.87 | 0.384 | ||
Oxygenation Change | Lateral Left | 0.15 | 0.47 | 0.06 | 0.53 | 1.23 | 0.221 | -- |
Rostral Left | 0.21 | 0.52 | 0.14 | 0.46 | 0.92 | 0.359 | -- | |
Rostral Right | 0.18 | 0.48 | 0.16 | 0.44 | 0.30 | 0.764 | -- | |
Lateral Right | 0.12 | 0.52 | 0.06 | 0.48 | 0.78 | 0.438 | -- |
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Balada, F.; Aluja, A.; García, Ó.; Aymamí, N.; García, L.F. Gender Differences in Prefrontal Cortex Response to Negative Emotional Stimuli in Drivers. Brain Sci. 2024, 14, 884. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14090884
Balada F, Aluja A, García Ó, Aymamí N, García LF. Gender Differences in Prefrontal Cortex Response to Negative Emotional Stimuli in Drivers. Brain Sciences. 2024; 14(9):884. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14090884
Chicago/Turabian StyleBalada, Ferran, Anton Aluja, Óscar García, Neus Aymamí, and Luis F. García. 2024. "Gender Differences in Prefrontal Cortex Response to Negative Emotional Stimuli in Drivers" Brain Sciences 14, no. 9: 884. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14090884