Emotion in the heart: a study of heart rate variability and negative affect
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Emotion in the heart: a study of heart rate variability and negative affectAuthor (s)
Tutor/Supervisor; University.Department
Pastor Verchili, María del Carmen; Universitat Jaume I. Departament de Psicologia Bàsica, Clínica i PsicobiologiaDate
2017-09-21Publisher
Universitat Jaume IAbstract
Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
refers to
the v
ariation frequency of the heart
beat
s
during a
previously defined time interval (never exceeding 24 hours) in an analysis of
consecutive ... [+]
Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
refers to
the v
ariation frequency of the heart
beat
s
during a
previously defined time interval (never exceeding 24 hours) in an analysis of
consecutive
circadian periods
. HRV reflects the continuous interplay between
sympathetic and
parasympathetic di
vi
sion of nervous system
, being regarded as biological
marker of
emotional responding
and physical and psychological health
.
This
study aims to explore
plausible
differe
nces in negative affect
between participant
s
classified as
high versus low
HRV based on their nu HF values
in a subsample of healthy populatio
n
.
The study was
carried out
with
95 participants, psychology and criminology students of Universitat Jaume
I (Spain). The electrocardiogram (ECG) was recorded for 5 minutes at rest. Afterward, a
battery of questionnaires was administrated, including BDI,
STAI (State and Trait), PANAS
and ERQ. Our result
s
confirme
d
that
participants in the
Low HRV group
tended to score
higher as
compared to the High HRV group
in the different
sel
f
-
report instruments used in
this study to measure depression symptoms, perceived stress, anxiety, negative affect and
utilization of two emotion regulation strategies (cognitive and suppression).
Interestingly
, t
he
same pattern of results was found
for bo
th male and female participants in
our study.
These
data
suggest that
low HRV
might be
effectively related to emotion
dysregulation, and
increased risk for psychopathology, while high HRV
seems to be
associated
to
wellness
and
mental
health. [-]
Subject
Description
Treball Final de Màster Universitari en Investigació en Cervell i Conducta. Codi: SBM024. Curs: 2016/2017
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