Cardiac sensitivity in children: Sex differences and its relationship to parameters of emotional processing

Psychophysiology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 932-941

  Koch, Anne ^a   Pollatos, Olga ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Emotional intelligence; Heart rate variability; Heartbeat perception; Interoceptive sensitivity

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CHILD; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTEROCEPTION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

AWARENESS; CHILD; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTEROCEPTION; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84904539901     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12233     Document Type: Article

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