Key result
Induced sadness and angry rumination provoke large increases in heart rate and blood pressure.
Why the study?
Does induced state sadness and angry rumination increase cardiovascular responses (heart rate and blood pressure)?
Meta-Analysis (n=3,348)
Does induced state sadness and angry rumination increase cardiovascular responses (heart rate and blood pressure)?
Effect estimate: d 0.75 to 1.39
Induced sadness and angry rumination produce large, significant increases in heart rate and blood pressure, suggesting a potential autonomic mechanism linking depression and hostility to cardiovascular disease.
Targeting rumination may reduce acute CV reactivity in depression or hostility; confirms autonomic mechanisms linking negative affect to CVD.
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Busch et al. (2017) conducted a meta-analysis in Cardiovascular reactivity to rumination (n=3,348). Induced state sadness and angry rumination was evaluated on Cardiovascular responses (heart rate, diastolic blood pressure, and systolic blood pressure) (d 0.75 to 1.39). Induced sadness and angry rumination produced large and significant cardiovascular reactivity, with standardized mean effect sizes (d) ranging from 0.75 to 1.39.
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