Key result
Alcohol absorption time correlates with postdrink heart rate change, which associates with stress response dampening, and offspring of alcoholics show heightened heart rate responses to alcohol.
Why the study?
Does alcohol administration affect heart rate as an index of stress response?
Population
Subjects in alcohol administration studies, including offspring of alcoholics
Comparison
Alcohol administration vs Placebo beverage
Design
Review
Authors
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Absorption time must be accounted for when using heart rate to index alcohol stress-dampening effects; leaves open unconfounded familial differences in offspring of alcoholics.
Does alcohol administration affect heart rate as an index of stress response?
Methodological confounds, such as beverage absorption time, significantly impact heart rate changes in alcohol administration studies, necessitating careful interpretation of stress response dampening effects.
Michael A. Sayette (1993) conducted a review in Alcohol administration and stress response. Alcohol administration vs. Placebo beverage was evaluated on Heart rate change and stress response dampening effect. Alcohol absorption time correlates with postdrink heart rate change, which associates with stress response dampening, and offspring of alcoholics show heightened heart rate responses to alcohol.
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