Mori Kazuma, Iwanaga Makoto
Human Technology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan.
Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Japan.
Int J Psychophysiol. 2014 Aug;93(2):220-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2014.05.001. Epub 2014 May 9.
In the study of emotion and autonomic nervous system functioning, resting physiological arousal is usually considered a negative characteristic. The present study examined the relationship between resting physiological arousal and positive emotional experience linked to psychophysiological arousal. We assessed resting physiological arousal using markers as high skin conductance level and low respiratory sinus arrhythmia, measured just before participants listened to their favorite music. Participants reported the sensation of chills (goose bumps, shivers) by pressing a mouse button while listening. The results indicated that individuals with resting physiological arousal frequently experience music-induced chills, which evoked unambiguous pleasurable feelings and an increase in skin conductance response. The current results, and the previously demonstrated relationship between resting physiological arousal and negative emotionality linked to psychophysiological arousal (e.g., anxiety, panic), suggest that resting physiological arousal may reflect sensitivity to psychophysiological arousal with both intense positive and negative emotions.
在情绪与自主神经系统功能的研究中，静息生理唤醒通常被视为一种消极特征。本研究考察了静息生理唤醒与与心理生理唤醒相关的积极情绪体验之间的关系。我们使用诸如高皮肤电导水平和低呼吸性窦性心律不齐等指标来评估静息生理唤醒，这些指标是在参与者聆听他们最喜欢的音乐之前测量的。参与者在聆听时通过按下鼠标按钮来报告寒战（鸡皮疙瘩、颤抖）的感觉。结果表明，具有静息生理唤醒的个体经常体验到音乐诱发的寒战，这种寒战会引发明确的愉悦感并导致皮肤电导反应增加。当前的结果，以及先前证明的静息生理唤醒与与心理生理唤醒相关的消极情绪（如焦虑、恐慌）之间的关系，表明静息生理唤醒可能反映了对强烈的积极和消极情绪的心理生理唤醒的敏感性。
