Sloan Richard P, Schwarz Emilie, McKinley Paula S, Weinstein Maxine, Love Gayle, Ryff Carol, Mroczek Daniel, Choo Tse-Hwei, Lee Seonjoo, Seeman Teresa
Division of Behavioral Medicine.
Department of Psychology, Barnard College.
Health Psychol. 2017 Jan;36(1):73-81. doi: 10.1037/hea0000397. Epub 2016 Aug 29.
High frequency (HF) heart rate variability (HRV) has long been accepted as an index of cardiac vagal control. Recent studies report relationships between HF-HRV and indices of positive and negative affect, personality traits and well-being but these studies generally are based on small and selective samples.
These relationships were examined using data from 967 participants in the second Midlife in the U.S. (MIDUS II) study. Participants completed survey questionnaires on well-being and affect. HF-HRV was measured at rest. A hierarchical series of regression analyses examined relationships between these various indices and HF-HRV before and after adjustment for relevant demographic and biomedical factors.
Significant inverse relationships were found only between indices of negative affect and HF-HRV. Relationships between indices of psychological and hedonic well-being and positive affect failed to reach significance.
These findings raise questions about relationships between cardiac parasympathetic modulation, emotion regulation, and indices of well-being. (PsycINFO Database Record
高频（HF）心率变异性（HRV）长期以来一直被视为心脏迷走神经控制的指标。近期研究报告了HF-HRV与正负情感指标、人格特质及幸福感之间的关系，但这些研究通常基于小样本且具有选择性。
利用美国中年研究二期（MIDUS II）中967名参与者的数据对这些关系进行了研究。参与者完成了关于幸福感和情感的调查问卷。静息状态下测量HF-HRV。一系列分层回归分析检验了在对相关人口统计学和生物医学因素进行调整前后，这些不同指标与HF-HRV之间的关系。
仅在负性情感指标与HF-HRV之间发现了显著的负相关关系。心理和享乐幸福感指标与正性情感之间的关系未达到显著水平。
这些发现对心脏副交感神经调节、情绪调节和幸福感指标之间的关系提出了疑问。（《心理学文摘数据库记录》 ）
