The Effect of Confirming the Needs behind Emotions on Negative-Affect and Heart-Rate Variability Caused by Social Exclusion

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-237
Author(s):  
Hua-Shi LI
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Social Exclusion

scholarly journals Personal Resources and Organizational Outcomes: Sex as a Moderator of the Complex Relationships Between Self-Esteem, Heart Rate Variability, and Work-Related Exhaustion

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelina De Longis ◽  
Cristina Ottaviani ◽  
Guido Alessandri
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Personal Resource ◽  
Work Related ◽  
The Relationship

Global self-esteem represents a protective personal resource lowering the risk of psychological distress. Research conducted in the work setting has confirmed the psychosocial benefits of high self-esteem. However, research linking self-esteem to neurobiological adaptability appears quite scarce. In this study, we propose a theoretical model in which self-esteem predicts work-related exhaustion indirectly, through the mediation of heart rate variability (HRV) and negative affect at work. Moreover, we explore the relationship between self-esteem and HRV. From one side, one would expect a positive link between self-esteem and HRV, signaling higher autonomic adaptability. However, recent studies have shown that in women, such associations become more complex, with even reversed patterns as compared with that in men. Thus, we included sex as a moderator of the relationship between HRV and self-esteem. The model was tested on a sample of 110 individuals working in the relational professions (54% males; Mage = 42.6, SD = 13.73), observed for an entire workday. Results confirmed the protective role of self-esteem against the experience of negative affect and (indirectly) work-related exhaustion. Symptoms of exhaustion at work were also negatively predicted by HRV, and both HRV and negative affect acted as mediators of the relationship between self-esteem and work-related exhaustion. Notably, sex differences emerged in the association between global self-esteem and cardiac vagal tone at work: in women, self-esteem was negatively related to HRV, which in turn led to higher work-related exhaustion, whereas in men, no evidence of this indirect effect appeared. Burnout prevention programs should not ignore important sex differences in how individuals respond to work-related stress.

Asthma self-efficacy, high frequency heart rate variability, and airflow obstruction during negative affect in daily life

2006 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tavis S. Campbell ◽  
Kim L. Lavoie ◽  
Simon L. Bacon ◽  
Deborah Scharf ◽  
David Aboussafy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Airflow Obstruction

scholarly journals Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on Stress, Heart Rate Variability, Affect, and Wellbeing among People with Schizophrenia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 11871
Author(s):  
Ae Sil Kim ◽  
Mi Heui Jang ◽  
Min Jung Sun
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Reduction Program ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction ◽  
Experimental Group

Mindfulness-based stress reduction programs have been found to be effective in reducing the stress response and improving the psychological wellbeing of various populations. We aimed to confirm the effects of a mindfulness-based stress reduction program on perceived stress, heart rate variability, positive and negative affect, and subjective wellbeing of community-dwelling people with schizophrenia. The participants in this study were 26 people with schizophrenia (experimental group: 14, control group: 12) enrolled in two community mental health centers located in Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. In the experimental group, the mindfulness-based stress reduction program was applied once a week for 60 min over 8 weeks. The experimental group showed a significantly greater decrease in perceived stress and negative affect, as well as significantly greater improvement in heart rate variability than the control group. The mindfulness-based stress reduction program was an effective nursing intervention to reduce stress and negative affect in people with schizophrenia.

scholarly journals Positive affect state is a good predictor of movement and stress: combining data from ESM/EMA, mobile HRV measurements and trait questionnaires

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilmari Määttänen ◽  
Pentti Henttonen ◽  
Julius Väliaho ◽  
Jussi Palomäki ◽  
Maisa Thibault ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Physiological Stress ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Accelerometer Data ◽  
Combining Data ◽  
Affect States ◽  
Affect State

Personality describes the average behaviour and responses of individuals across situations; but personality traits are often poor predictors of behaviour in specific situations. This is known as the “personality paradox”.We evaluated the interrelations between various trait and state variables in participants’ everyday lives. As state measures, we used 1) experience sampling methodology (ESM/EMA) to measure perceived affect, stress, and presence of social company; and 2) heart-rate variability and real-time movement (accelerometer data) to indicate physiological stress and physical movement. These data were linked with self-report measures of personality and personality-like traits.Trait variables predicted affect states and multiple associations were found: neuroticism and rumination decreased positive affect and increased negative affect. Positive affect state, in turn, was the strongest predictor of observed movement. Positive affect was also associated with heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV). Negative affect, in turn, was not associated with neither movement, HR or HRV.The study provides evidence on the influence of personality-like traits and social context to affect states, and, in turn, their influence to movement and stress variables.

scholarly journals Impact of Himalayan Singing Bowls Meditation Session on Mood and Heart Rate Variability – An Observational Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 20-30
Author(s):  
Saharsh Panchal ◽  
Fariburz Irani ◽  
Gunjan Y Trivedi
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Physiological Parameters ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Physiological Benefits ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Singing Bowls

Introduction Scientific evidence has demonstrated the psychological and physiological benefits of meditation. Sound vibrations also improve emotional wellbeing while enhancing the physiological parameters. There is an opportunity to explore the psychological and physiological benefits of Himalayan Singing Bowls (HSB) sound bath meditation, i.e. meditation assisted with sound vibrations. Aim of the Study The study explored changes in mood and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) parameters after a HSB Sound Bath Meditation on healthy individuals. The primary objectives of the study were to understand if a 40 minute long seated HSB Sound Bath Meditation results in significant improvement (a) in positive affect and negative affect, as measured by Positive And Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) and (b) in physiological parameters, as measured by Heart Rate Variability. The secondary objective of the study was to understand the impact on various moods as measured by Profile Of Mood States (POMS) Survey. Methods The psychological parameters included changes in Positive and Negative Affect (measured on 77 individuals using PANAS) and changes in specific, positive and negative moods (measured on 17 individuals using POMS) before and after the meditation session. The physiological parameters included HRV parameters such as Heart Rate (HR), Stress Index (SI) and Root Mean Square of Standard Deviation (RMSSD) measuring during the entire session on 15 individuals using the EmWave Pro device. HRV data analysis was conducted with Kubios HRV Premium and all the data was analyzed using paired T-Test. Results All the subjects after meditation showed statistically significant improvement in Positive Affect (mood) and a reduction in Negative Affect (mood). The HRV parameters showed a trend demonstrating overall relaxation with a statistically significant reduction in HR, Stress Index and an increase in RMSSD in the last 5 minutes as compared to the first 5 minutes. Consistent with changes in positive, negative mood and HRV, all the participants showed statistically significant reduction in tension, anger, fatigue, depression and confusion. In terms of positive mood, there was a statistically significant improvement in esteem related affect and an increase (but not statistically significant) in vigor. Conclusion The findings demonstrate that seated HSB Sound Bath Meditation session has a positive impact on the mood related measures. The physiological changes measured during the meditation using HRV parameters indicated a consistent reduction in Heart Rate throughout the meditation and a reduction in overall sympathetic tone and an increase in parasympathetic tone. Thus, HSB can be used to improve both psychological and physiological parameters even after one 40 min session. Future work in this area could explore comparison with a control group and a longer study duration consisting of multiple sessions.

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