ReviewFrontiers in psychology2014
Considerations in the assessment of heart rate variability in biobehavioral research.
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- Publication guidelines for human heart rate and heart rate variability studies in psychophysiology-Part 1: Physiological underpinnings and foundations of measurement.Psychophysiology · 2024Guideline
- Effects of stress management interventions on heart rate variability in adults with cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Training Can Improve Menopausal Symptoms and Psychological Well-Being in Women with a Diagnosis of Primary Breast Cancer: A Longitudinal Randomized Controlled Trial.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Trial
- Impact of fidget devices on anxiety and physiological responses in adults with ADHD.Research in developmental disabilities · 2025Trial
- Effects of 12 weeks of functional training vs. Muay Thai on cardiac autonomic modulation and hemodynamic parameters in older adults: a randomized clinical trial.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Trial
- The effect of background audio and audiovisual stimuli on students' autonomic responses during and after an experimental academic examination.Brain and behavior · 2023Trial
- The application of virtual reality exposure versus relaxation training in music performance anxiety: a randomized controlled study.BMC psychiatry · 2023Trial
- Characteristics of salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase as psychobiological study outcomes in palliative care research.BMC palliative care · 2022Trial
- A Single Dose of Beer after Moderate Aerobic Exercise Did Not Affect the Cardiorespiratory and Autonomic Recovery in Young Men and Women: A Crossover, Randomized and Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Psychoneuroendocrinological effects of music therapy versus mindfulness in palliative care: results from the 'Song of Life' randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Trial
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- Benefits from one session of deep and slow breathing on vagal tone and anxiety in young and older adults.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Diurnal Variation and Twenty-Four Hour Sleep Deprivation Do Not Alter Supine Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Male Young Adults.PloS one · 2017Trial
- Resting-state high-frequency heart rate variability is related to respiratory frequency in individuals with severe mental illness but not healthy controls.Scientific reports · 2016Trial
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- Physiological-behavioural discordance in paediatric perioperative anxiety assessment: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Exploring EEG and ECG in Music Listening: A Scoping Review.Psychophysiology · 2026Article
- The Impact of Self-Managed Virtual Reality Relaxation on Non-invasive Ambulatory Physiological Markers in Home-Based Psychiatric Care.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2026Article
- Stress Responses and Recovery in Student Athletes: Heart Rate Variability and Skin Conductance Patterns Across Cognitive Challenges-A Pilot Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association of Novel Oral Appliance Use With Heart Rate Variability in Adolescent Athletes.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Article
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Abstract
Heart rate variability (HRV) refers to various methods of assessing the beat-to-beat variation in the heart over time, in order to draw inference on the outflow of the autonomic nervous system. Easy access to measuring HRV has led to a plethora of studies within emotion science and psychology assessing autonomic regulation, but significant caveats exist due to the complicated nature of HRV. Firstly, both breathing and blood pressure regulation have their own relationship to social, emotional, and cognitive experiments - if this is the case are we observing heart rate (HR) changes as a consequence of breathing changes? Secondly, experiments often have poor internal and external controls. In this review we highlight the interrelationships between HR and respiration, as well as presenting recommendations for researchers to use when collecting data for HRV assessment. Namely, we highlight the superior utility of within-subjects designs along with the importance of establishing an appropriate baseline and monitoring respiration.
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