Cardiac vagal tone is associated with social engagement and self-regulation

Biological Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 279-286

  Geisler, Fay C M ^a   Kubiak, Thomas ^a,b   Siewert, Kerstin ^a   Weber, Hannelore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coping; Ecological momentary assessment; Emotion regulation; Heart rate variability; Polyvagal theory; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VAGUS TONE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; VAGUS NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876324540     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.02.013     Document Type: Article

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