July 1, 1987Psychophysiology
Are Cardiovascular Responses to Behavioral Stressors a Stable Individual Difference Variable in Childhood?
Why the study?
Are cardiovascular responses to behavioral stressors a stable individual difference variable in childhood?
Population
Children, specifically eighth grade girls (mean age 14.2 years) and fifth grade boys (mean age 10.4 years)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Approximately 1 year (Study 1) and 3.6 years (Study 2)
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Discussion
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Implication
Cardiovascular stress responses may represent stable traits in children; hypothesis-generating for prospective links to later risk.
Structured PICO
Are cardiovascular responses to behavioral stressors a stable individual difference variable in childhood?
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Population
Children, specifically eighth grade girls (mean age 14.2 years) and fifth grade boys (mean age 10.4 years)
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Intervention
Behavioral stress tasks (serial subtraction, mirror image tracing, isometric handgrip, video games)
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Outcome
Stability of task-induced increases in diastolic blood pressure and heart rate over timesurrogate
Cardiovascular responses to behavioral stress, such as increases in diastolic blood pressure and heart rate, appear to be stable individual traits in children over periods of 1 to 3 years.
Limitations
- Future research is needed in adults and children to further identify factors which influence the stability and generalizability of cardiovascular responses to behavioral stress.
Cite This Study
Matthews et al. (1987) studied this question.