Why the study?
Is resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia associated with tonic positive or negative emotionality in university students?
Population
80 first-year university students
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
8 months
Key result
Resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia was associated with positive but not negative tonic emotionality in an 8-month study of 80 university students.
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia as a positive emotionality marker; should not yet change practice or extend beyond students.
Observational (n=80)
Is resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia associated with tonic positive or negative emotionality in university students?
Resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia serves as an index of a person's tonic positive emotionality rather than phasic emotional responding.
Oveis et al. (2009) conducted an observational in Emotionality (n=80). Resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSAREST) was evaluated on Tonic positive or negative emotionality and phasic emotional responding. Resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia was associated with positive but not negative tonic emotionality in an 8-month study of 80 university students.