NORMENT, K.G. Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo Oslo, Norway ; Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital Oslo, Norway.
School of Psychology, University of Sydney Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Front Psychol. 2014 Jul 22;5:805. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00805. eCollection 2014.
Heart rate variability (HRV) refers to various methods of assessing the beat-to-beat variation in the heart over time, in order to draw inference on the outflow of the autonomic nervous system. Easy access to measuring HRV has led to a plethora of studies within emotion science and psychology assessing autonomic regulation, but significant caveats exist due to the complicated nature of HRV. Firstly, both breathing and blood pressure regulation have their own relationship to social, emotional, and cognitive experiments - if this is the case are we observing heart rate (HR) changes as a consequence of breathing changes? Secondly, experiments often have poor internal and external controls. In this review we highlight the interrelationships between HR and respiration, as well as presenting recommendations for researchers to use when collecting data for HRV assessment. Namely, we highlight the superior utility of within-subjects designs along with the importance of establishing an appropriate baseline and monitoring respiration.
心率变异性（HRV）是指随着时间的推移评估心跳间变化的各种方法，以便推断自主神经系统的输出。易于测量 HRV 导致了情感科学和心理学领域内大量研究评估自主调节，但由于 HRV 的复杂性，存在显著的局限性。首先，呼吸和血压调节都与社会、情感和认知实验有关——如果是这样，我们观察到的心率（HR）变化是呼吸变化的结果吗？其次，实验往往内部和外部控制较差。在这篇综述中，我们强调了 HR 和呼吸之间的相互关系，并为研究人员在收集 HRV 评估数据时提出了建议。具体来说，我们强调了个体内设计的优越性，以及建立适当基线和监测呼吸的重要性。
