Gender Matters: Nonlinear Relationships Between Heart Rate Variability and Depression and Positive Affect

Gender Matters: Nonlinear Relationships Between Heart Rate Variability and Depression and Positive Affect

Vagally mediated heart rate variability (vmHRV), a measure of the parasympathetic nervous system’s control over the heart, is often negatively related to maladaptive emotional outcomes. Recent work suggests that quadratic relationships involving these factors may be present; however, research has no...

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Main Authors: Derek P. Spangler, Emily J. Dunn, Amelia Aldao, Nicole R. Feeling, Matthew L. Free, Brandon L. Gillie, Michael W. Vasey, DeWayne P. Williams, Julian Koenig, Julian F. Thayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
heart rate variability
nonlinear
gender
emotion
depression
positive affect
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2021.612566/full

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