Reduced positive emotion and underarousal are uniquely associated with subclinical depression symptoms: Evidence from psychophysiology, self-report, and symptom clusters

Psychophysiology

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1010-1030

  Benning, Stephen D ^a   Ait Oumeziane, Belel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; emotion context insensitivity; low positive emotion; postauricular reflex; skin conductance; underarousal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DEPRESSION; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX EPILEPSY; SELF REPORT; STARTLE REFLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; EPILEPSY, REFLEX; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX, STARTLE; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85020247106     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12853     Document Type: Article

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