Sara Bressanutti
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Sara Bressanutti has a total of 14 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Javier Comes-Fayos
Department of Psychobiology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
2 shared publications - Luis Moya-Albiol
Department of Psychobiology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
2 shared publications - Ángel Romero-Martínez
University of Valencia, Spain
2 shared publications - Alessio Gubello
DéFaSy, Faculty of Psychology, Educational Sciences and Language and Speech Therapy Université Libre de Bruxelles Brussels Belgium
1 shared publication - Concepción Blasco Ros
Departamento de Psicobiología, Universidad de Valencia
1 shared publication - Concepción Blasco-Ros
Department of Psychobiology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 14 May 2026
- Published by Springer Nature in Current Psychology
- Vol. 45 (9)
Diminished parasympathetic flexibility in female offenders when experiencing compassion
- 14 May 2026
- Published by Springer Nature in Current Psychology
- Vol. 45 (9)
Diminished parasympathetic flexibility in female offenders when experiencing compassion
- Open Access
- 27 June 2022
- Published by MDPI AG in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Vol. 19 (13) , 7897
Hormonal Profile in Response to an Empathic Induction Task in Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: Oxytocin/Testosterone Ratio and Social Cognition
Empathy deficits have been proposed to be an important factor for intimate partner violence (IPV). IPV perpetrators have shown a differential change in salivary oxytocin (sOXT), testosterone (sT), and cortisol (sC), following empathic and stress tasks, compared to non-violent men. However, the influence of empathic deficits in those hormones after an emotion-induction task in IPV perpetrators remains unclear. We analyzed the effects of an empathic induction task on endogenous sOXT, sT and sC levels, as well as their hormonal ratios, in IPV perpetrators (n = 12), and compared them to controls (n = 12). Additionally, we explored the predictive capacity of empathy-related functions (measured with the interpersonal reactivity index) in the hormonal responses to the task. IPV perpetrators presented lower sOXT changes and higher total sT levels than controls after the task, lower sOXT/T change and total sOXT/T levels, as well as higher total sT/C levels. Notably, for all participants, the lower the perspective taking score, the lower the total sOXT levels and sOXT changes and the higher the sT changes were. Low perspective taking also predicted smaller sOXT/T and sOXT/C changes in the empathic induction task, and higher total sT/C levels for all participants. Therefore, our results could contribute to furthering our ability to focus on new therapeutic targets, increasing the effectiveness of intervention programs and helping to reduce IPV recidivism in the medium term.
- 27 June 2022
- Published by MDPI AG in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Vol. 19 (13) , 7897
Open AccessHormonal Profile in Response to an Empathic Induction Task in Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: Oxytocin/Testosterone Ratio and Social Cognition
Empathy deficits have been proposed to be an important factor for intimate partner violence (IPV). IPV perpetrators have shown a differential change in salivary oxytocin (sOXT), testosterone (sT), and cortisol (sC), following empathic and stress tasks, compared to non-violent men. However, the influence of empathic deficits in those hormones after an emotion-induction task in IPV perpetrators remains unclear. We analyzed the effects of an empathic induction task on endogenous sOXT, sT and sC levels, as well as their hormonal ratios, in IPV perpetrators (n = 12), and compared them to controls (n = 12). Additionally, we explored the predictive capacity of empathy-related functions (measured with the interpersonal reactivity index) in the hormonal responses to the task. IPV perpetrators presented lower sOXT changes and higher total sT levels than controls after the task, lower sOXT/T change and total sOXT/T levels, as well as higher total sT/C levels. Notably, for all participants, the lower the perspective taking score, the lower the total sOXT levels and sOXT changes and the higher the sT changes were. Low perspective taking also predicted smaller sOXT/T and sOXT/C changes in the empathic induction task, and higher total sT/C levels for all participants. Therefore, our results could contribute to furthering our ability to focus on new therapeutic targets, increasing the effectiveness of intervention programs and helping to reduce IPV recidivism in the medium term.