Healthy control subjects, exclusion criteria: female, regular medication use, regular drug use, regular smoking, age under 18 or over 50 years, non-compliance with the prescribed behavioral rules for odor control (e.g., consumption of alcohol, spicy foods, garlic, or asparagus before the odor donation)
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Note: The odor dispensers were originally intended only as stimulus dispensers for the main study (DRKS00035762). However, we have expanded the first part of the study and now plan to also an
Sponsors
Uniklinik Aachen AöR
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Male gender Age between 18 and 50 years Healthy physical and mental condition (self-reported) Non-smoker No medication or drug use Willingness to adhere to odor-related behavioral rules, in particular: Avoidance of alcohol, spicy foods, garlic, and asparagus Use of odorless hygiene products before donation Consent to all planned procedures (questionnaires, saliva samples, physiological measurements, odor collection)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Female gender Regular use of any medication Regular drug use Smoking Age under 18 or over 50 years Failure to comply with odor-related behavioral guidelines Refusal to consent to key study procedures (e.g., odor collection, hormonal or physiological measurements)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| STAXI-2 H1: Participants undergoing aggressive induction tasks (PASAT-C, Jump-n-Run-Game) will report significantly higher anger(STAXI-2), and anxiety (STAI-S) compared to the neutral task group (VR priming neutral + hand ergometer). H2: see above, but with self-ratings. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Physiological Responses: H1: Heart rate and skin conductance response will be significantly higher in the aggressive condition compared to the neutral condition. H2: HR and GSR levels in the aggression condition will positively correlate with subjective anger scores (STAXI-2). 2. Hormonal Responses: H3: Aggression tasks will induce significant increases in cortisol levels, reflecting aggression activation. H4: Testosterone levels will show significant individual variability (increase or decrease) under aggression conditions. 3.Emotional State Markers in Body Odor: H5: Body odor samples collected post-aggression tasks will chemically differ from neutral conditions. specofically: H5-1: Androstadienone in the ABO is significantly higher than in the NBO H5-2: Aldehydes and ketones in the ABO are significantly higher than in the NBO H5-3: Esters and 5-rings in the ABO are significantly lower than in the NBO H5-4: Hexadecanal (HEX) in the ABO is significantly higher than in the NBO H5-5: Diethyl, ether Methanol, Pentane, Ammonia, Octane, Acetone, Dimethylamine in the ABO are significantly higher than in the NBO H6: Concentrations of specific compounds in body odor will significantly correlate with subjective emotion intensity (STAXI, self-ratings) and cortisol changes. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactYue Qi
Uniklinik Aachen AöR
Outcome results
None listed