ArticleHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2017
Vagally-mediated heart rate variability and indices of well-being: Results of a nationally representative study.
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- Feasibility of a remote heart rate variability biofeedback intervention for reducing anxiety in cardiac arrest survivors: A pilot trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2024Article
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- The Complex Construct of Wellbeing and the Role of Vagal Function.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2022Article
- Distress and retaliatory aggression in response to witnessing intergroup exclusion are greater on higher levels of collective narcissism.Psychophysiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveHigh frequency (HF) heart rate variability (HRV) has long been accepted as an index of cardiac vagal control. Recent studies report relationships between HF-HRV and indices of positive and negative affect, personality traits and well-being but these studies generally are based on small and selective samples.
methodThese relationships were examined using data from 967 participants in the second Midlife in the U.S. (MIDUS II) study. Participants completed survey questionnaires on well-being and affect. HF-HRV was measured at rest. A hierarchical series of regression analyses examined relationships between these various indices and HF-HRV before and after adjustment for relevant demographic and biomedical factors.
resultsSignificant inverse relationships were found only between indices of negative affect and HF-HRV. Relationships between indices of psychological and hedonic well-being and positive affect failed to reach significance.
conclusionsThese findings raise questions about relationships between cardiac parasympathetic modulation, emotion regulation, and indices of well-being. (PsycINFO Database Record
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