Open AccessRSA reactivity to parent-child conflict as a predictor of dysregulated emotion and behavior in daily life
Author(s) -
Amy L. Byrd,
Vera Vine,
Joseph E. Beeney,
Lori N. Scott,
J. Richard Jennings,
Stephanie D. Stepp
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.857
H-Index - 209
eISSN - 1469-8978
pISSN - 0033-2917
DOI - 10.1017/s0033291720002810
Subject(s) - vagal tone , psychology , sadness , anger , loneliness , reactivity (psychology) , shame , clinical psychology , aggression , mood , developmental psychology , heart rate variability , psychiatry , medicine , heart rate , pathology , blood pressure , social psychology , alternative medicine
Individual variability in tonic (resting) and phasic (reactivity) respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) may underlie risk for dysregulated emotion and behavior, two transdiagnostic indicators that permeate most psychological disorders in youth. The interaction between tonic and phasic RSA may specify unique physiological profiles during the transition to adolescence. The current study utilized clinically referred youth (Mage = 12.03; s.d. = 0.92) to examine baseline RSA, RSA reactivity, and their interaction as predictors of dysregulated emotion and behavior in daily life.