Respiratory sinus arrhythmia as a function of state anxiety in healthy individuals

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-54

  Jönsson, Peter ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attention; Behavioral inhibition; HPV; Parasympathetic; RSA; State anxiety; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANGUAGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33845959197     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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