The impact of heart rate variability on subjective well-being is mediated by emotion regulation

2010 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. 723-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fay C.M. Geisler ◽  
Nadja Vennewald ◽  
Thomas Kubiak ◽  
Hannelore Weber
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Self-Compassion Demonstrating a Dual Relationship with Pain Dependent on High-Frequency Heart Rate Variability

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Shuxiang Tian ◽  
Xi Luo ◽  
Xianwei Che ◽  
Guizhi Xu
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Experimental Pain ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cold Pain ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Dual Relationship ◽  
Lower Pain ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

One previous study indicated the significance of trait self-compassion in psychological well-being and adjustment in people with chronic pain. Higher-frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV) was found to be closely associated with self-compassion and pain coping. The current study was therefore designed to investigate the relationship between self-compassion and experimental pain as well as the impact of HF-HRV. Sixty healthy participants provided self-reported self-compassion and underwent a cold pain protocol during which HF-HRV was evaluated. Results demonstrated a dual relationship between self-compassion and pain, dependent on the level of HF-HRV during pain exposure. Specifically, self-compassion was associated with lower pain in the condition of higher HF-HRV, while there was an inverse relationship between self-compassion and pain when HF-HRV was lower. Our data indicate the significance of HF-HRV in moderating the association between self-compassion and experimental pain.

Decreased heart rate variability during emotion regulation in subjects at risk for psychopathology

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (8) ◽  
pp. 1775-1783 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Di Simplicio ◽  
G. Costoloni ◽  
D. Western ◽  
B. Hanson ◽  
P. Taggart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Emotional Dysregulation ◽  
Passive Exposure ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Opposite Tendency ◽  
Negative Stimuli

BackgroundDysfunctions in the regulation of emotional responses are related to poor psychological well-being and increased impact of cardiovascular disease. It has been suggested that the relationship between negative affect and higher morbidity could be mediated by a dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), for example, of heart rate variability (HRV). Neuroticism is a personality trait associated with a maladaptive emotion regulation and also with alterations in ANS function. However, it is unknown whether subjects with high neuroticism present with specific biases in emotion regulation associated with reduced HRV.MethodIn total, 33 healthy subjects (n=13, highly neurotic) performed an emotion regulation task, during which they were instructed to either passively view negative pictures or attempt to down-regulate the affect elicited by the images. During the task an electrocardiogram was recorded and HRV was measured by calculation of the high frequency spectrum (HF-HRV).ResultsA significant interaction between task condition and personality group was observed on HF-HRV measures (F1,31=6.569, p=0.016). This was driven by subjects with low neuroticism presenting higher HF-HRV during down-regulation compared to passive exposure to negative stimuli, while subjects with high neuroticism reported an opposite tendency.ConclusionsOur results show reduced HF-HRV during cognitive reappraisal of negative stimuli in high neuroticism and indicate a specific link between loss of flexibility in the parasympathetic cardiovascular tone and emotion regulation, consistent with previous work. Such findings support the importance of exploring the combination of ANS adaptability and emotional dysregulation in neuroticism as different facets of a common psychosomatic vulnerability factor.

Monitoring the Heart Rate Variability Responses to Training Loads in Competitive Swimmers Using a Smartphone Application and the Banister Impulse-Response Model

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Eva Piatrikova ◽  
Nicholas J. Willsmer ◽  
Marco Altini ◽  
Mladen Jovanović ◽  
Lachlan J.G. Mitchell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Impulse Response ◽  
Coefficient Of Variation ◽  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Response Model ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Competitive Swimmers

Purpose: First, to examine whether heart rate variability (HRV) responses can be modeled effectively via the Banister impulse-response model when the session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE) alone, and in combination with subjective well-being measures, are utilized. Second, to describe seasonal HRV responses and their associations with changes in critical speed (CS) in competitive swimmers. Methods: A total of 10 highly trained swimmers collected daily 1-minute HRV recordings, sRPE training load, and subjective well-being scores via a novel smartphone application for 15 weeks. The impulse-response model was used to describe chronic root mean square of the successive differences (rMSSD) responses to training, with sRPE and subjective well-being measures used as systems inputs. Changes in CS were obtained from a 3-minute all-out test completed in weeks 1 and 14. Results: The level of agreement between predicted and actual HRV data was R2 = .66 (.25) when sRPE alone was used. Model fits improved in the range of 4% to 21% when different subjective well-being measures were combined with sRPE, representing trivial-to-moderate improvements. There were no significant differences in weekly group averages of log-transformed (Ln) rMSSD (P = .34) or HRV coefficient of variation of Ln rMSSD (P = .12); however, small-to-large changes (d = 0.21–1.46) were observed in these parameters throughout the season. Large correlations were observed between seasonal changes in HRV measures and CS (changes in averages of Ln rMSSD: r = .51, P = .13; changes in coefficient of variation of Ln rMSSD: r = −.68, P = .03). Conclusion: The impulse-response model and data collected via a novel smartphone application can be used to model HRV responses to swimming training and nontraining-related stressors. Large relationships between seasonal changes in measured HRV parameters and CS provide further evidence for incorporating a HRV-guided training approach.

scholarly journals The impact of trait worry and emotion regulation on heart rate variability

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1038896 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael M. Knepp ◽  
Erin R. Krafka ◽  
Erika M. Druzina
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Enhancing the brain's emotion regulation capacity with a randomised trial of a 5-week heart rate variability biofeedback intervention

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaoru Nashiro ◽  
Jungwon Min ◽  
Hyun Joo Yoo ◽  
Christine Cho ◽  
Shelby L Bachman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Brain Activity ◽  
Randomised Trial ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Brain Regions ◽  
Oscillatory Activity ◽  
High Heart Rate ◽  
Rate Oscillations

Heart rate variability is a robust biomarker of emotional well-being, consistent with the shared brain networks regulating emotion regulation and heart rate. While high heart rate oscillatory activity clearly indicates healthy regulatory brain systems, can increasing this oscillatory activity also enhance brain function? To test this possibility, we randomly assigned 106 young adult participants to one of two 5-week interventions involving daily biofeedback that either increased heart rate oscillations (Osc+ condition) or had little effect on heart rate oscillations (Osc- condition) and examined effects on brain activity during rest and during regulating emotion. In this healthy cohort, the two conditions did not differentially affect anxiety, depression or mood. However, the Osc+ intervention increased low-frequency heart rate variability and increased brain oscillatory dynamics and functional connectivity in emotion-related resting-state networks. It also increased down-regulation of activity in somatosensory brain regions during an emotion regulation task. The Osc- intervention did not have these effects. These findings indicate that heart rate oscillatory activity not only reflects the current state of regulatory brain systems but also changes how the brain operates beyond the moments of high oscillatory activity.

Rhythmic Thermal Impacts as a Means of Restoring Persons Engaged in Physical Training and Sport after Intensive Physical Activity

10.12737/2734 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 74-78
Author(s):  
Классина ◽  
S. Klassina ◽  
Фудин ◽  
N. Fudin ◽  
Вагин ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Physical Training ◽  
Blood Pressure Measurement ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Bicycle Ergometer ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Load Testing ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of rhythmic thermal effects as a means of person´s recovery after intense exercises. Young men with different physical training levels attended the survey. Every subject took part in the two surveys, and in each of them he was offered an increasing in intensity physical activity on a cycle ergometer to failure. Load testing was carried out on the background of constant cadence. However, in the first survey recovery after exercise happened in the saddle ergometer at rest, and in the second - also in the saddle of a bicycle ergometer, but already against the background of the impact of rhythmic thermal incentives. Rhythmic thermal incentives, which temperature is averaged about 30 degrees Celsius, were served with a thermal element, which is housed in the nasolabial triangle of the tested person. The thermal element was turned on for inspiration and off as you exhale. It was allowed to subject subconsciously to regulate the supply of heat by changing the breath pattern. Load testing process was monitoring by ECG and blood pressure measurement. Analysis of the material showed, that the rhythmic thermal impacts might be the effective non-drug method. It may be used to rehabilitate the human functional state after intensive physical activity. When restoring the background of rhythmic thermal impacts of the test improving the subjective well-being, normalization of vegetative balance, reduced the heart rate is a certain level of physical performance. It is established that recovery amid RTI is more likely to be recommended to the persons with high tone of the sympathetic nervous system, since against the background of RTI a marked weakening of the sympathetic effects on the heart was noted, while the recovery process was characterized by more pronounced reduction in heart rate and ended the 6th minute.

scholarly journals Self-Control and Emotion Regulation Mediate the Impact of Karate Training on Satisfaction With Life

2022 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiktor Potoczny ◽  
Radoslawa Herzog-Krzywoszanska ◽  
Lukasz Krzywoszanski
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
General Level ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
The Impact

Physical activity is an important determinant of a healthy lifestyle. Regular participation in sports-related activities contributes to the maintenance of good psychophysiological and social health. Long-term physical activity has a positive impact on subjective well-being and can reduce stress. Karate is a specific physical activity which focuses on self-regulation and self-development; therefore, it may reduce impulsivity and improve self-control. Good self-control is also related to satisfaction with life and well-being. The presented study aimed to examine the possible intermediate impact of self-control and emotion regulation on the relationship between karate training and satisfaction with life. Fifty-eight karate practitioners and fifty-nine control subjects participated in the research. The Satisfaction With Life Scale and the Brief Self-Control Scale were applied in order to assess life satisfaction and the general level of self-control. The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire was used to assess suppression and reappraisal, both of which are distinct aspects of emotion regulation. The direct and indirect relationships between karate training and satisfaction with life were investigated using a linear regression model that included self-control, suppression and reappraisal as mediating variables. No direct effects of karate training on satisfaction with life were found, whereas karate training was indirectly associated with satisfaction with life via the indirect path that leads through self-control and reappraisal. This indicates that self-control and reappraisal fully mediate the impact of karate training on subjective well-being. Karate training can therefore play an important role in shaping volitional and personality characteristics, both of which contribute to increasing the well-being of trainees.

scholarly journals Rumination Moderates the Association Between Resting High-Frequency Heart Rate Variability and Perceived Ethnic Discrimination

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
DeWayne P. Williams ◽  
Kinjal D. Pandya ◽  
LaBarron K. Hill ◽  
Andrew H. Kemp ◽  
Baldwin M. Way ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Caucasian Americans ◽  
Perceived Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Ethnic discrimination (ED) is both an unfortunate and uncontrollable phenomenon that uniquely impacts African Americans (AAs) and other individuals of ethnic minority status. Perceived ethnic discrimination (PED), defined as the degree to which an individual consciously perceives a negative event as discriminatory and threatening, largely determines the impact that ED can have on target individuals. However, research has not yet considered how individual differences in both emotion regulation abilities, as indexed by resting high-frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV), and rumination, a maladaptive emotion regulation strategy, may predict PED in AAs. The following investigation examined this relationship in a sample of 101 college-aged students (45 AAs and 56 Caucasian Americans). Resting HF-HRV was assessed via electrocardiogram during a 5-minute-resting period. Rumination was assessed using the ruminative responses scale and everyday PED was assessed using the perceived ethnic discrimination questionnaire. Results showed a significant negative relationship between resting HF-HRV and PED in AAs only. Rumination significantly moderated this relationship, such that lower HF-HRV was related to higher PED only in AAs who reported moderate to higher, β = 0.417 (0.125), p < .01, levels of trait rumination. These results suggest that greater HF-HRV and lesser ruminative tendencies are key factors in reducing PED and therefore possibly, negative consequences associated with ED.

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