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ArticlePsychophysiology2021

Pre-pandemic autonomic nervous system activity predicts mood regulation expectancies during COVID-19 in Israel.

Ilanit Gordon, Danny Horesh, Nir Milstein, Alon Tomashin, Oded Mayo, Adi Korisky

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Article in Psychophysiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Ilanit GordonDepartment of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-4888-1308
Danny HoreshDepartment of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Nir MilsteinDepartment of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Alon TomashinDepartment of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Oded MayoDepartment of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Adi KoriskyThe Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Bar-Ilan University · IL

Funding

Israel Science Foundation 1726/15Israel Science Foundation 2096/15Israel Science Foundation 2326/20NTR-INGroup Research Grant ProgramUnited States-Israel Binational Science Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the unfolding impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological well-being, there is a lack of prospective studies that target physiological markers of distress. There is a need to examine physiological predictors from the pre-pandemic period to identify and treat individuals at-risk. In this study, our aim was to use pre-pandemic markers of autonomic nervous system (ANS) parasympathetic and sympathetic regulation to predict individuals' psychological well-being during the crisis. We also assessed the role of mood regulation expectancies as a mediator of the association between pre-pandemic physiological measures and COVID-related well-being. In May to June 2020, 185 Israeli adults completed online questionnaires assessing their mood regulation expectancies since COVID-19 began, and their current well-being. These individuals had participated in lab studies 1.5-3 years prior to this assessment, where their physiological measures were taken, including respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) and skin conductance level (SCL). RSA was positively related to mood regulation expectancies during COVID-19 (b = 3.46, 95% CI [0.84, 6.05]). Mood regulation expectancies, in turn, positively predicted well-being during the crisis (b = 0.021, 95% CI [0.016, 0.027]). The mediation was significant and moderated by SCL (index = -0.09, 95% CI [-0.02, -0.0001]), such that it was strongest for individuals with low SCL. We point to pre-pandemic physiological mechanisms underlying individuals' mental well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings have theoretical, diagnostic, and clinical implications that may refine our understanding of the physiological basis of resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic and thus may be implemented to identify and assist individuals in these times.

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AffectCOVID-19Mental HealthMotivationAdolescentAdultAutonomic Nervous SystemEmotional RegulationFemaleGalvanic Skin ResponseHumansIsraelMaleRespiratory Sinus ArrhythmiaSARS-CoV-2Young Adultautonomic nervous systemCOVID-19emotion regulationRSASCLwell-being

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