Resting Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Is Associated With Tonic Positive Emotionality

Emotion

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 265-270

  Oveis, Christopher ^a   Cohen, Adam B ^b   Gruber, June ^a   Shiota, Michelle N ^b   Haidt, Jonathan ^c   Keltner, Dacher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

biological marker; heart rate variability; positive temperament; vagal tone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; OPTIMISM; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; TEMPERAMENT; VAGUS TONE;

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION;

EID: 65249108662     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015383     Document Type: Article

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