Aggression and second-to-fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) among second year students of DLSHSI College of Medicine, S.Y. 2014-2015
Date of Completion
2015
Document Type
Research Project
Degree Name
Community Medicine
Keywords
Aggression, Adolescence
Abstract
This cross-sectional study investigates the relationship of aggression and second-to-fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) among randomly selected second year medical students of DLSHSI. Ninety (90) male and ninety-four (94) female respondents aged 18-26 were assessed to determine the relationship between aggression, assessed using the Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire, and second-to-fourth digit ration (2D:4D), taken from digital measurement of hand scans. There was no association found between 2D:4D and BPAQ scores upon Pearson correlation coefficient analysis. It was found that there was a significant difference in the level of physical aggression in both genders but no significant difference in level of aggression of males and females in terms of physical, verbal, hostility, and anger traits as well as the total level of aggression. It was also noted that left and right 2D:4D was significantly different among the genders (p=0.0003;0.004).
APA Citation
Abuyuan, J. J., Bautista, R. M., Cabanban, K. G., De Luna, A. M., Duguil, D. Y., Fernandez, Z. K., Flores, R. M., Francia, J. I., Gonzales, A. C., & Guerrero, V. (2015). Aggression and second-to-fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) among second year students of DLSHSI College of Medicine, S.Y. 2014–2015. [Research output, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute]. GreenPrints. https://greenprints.dlshsi.edu.ph/commed/15/