Gonçalves Stefanie F, Chaplin Tara M, López Roberto, Regalario Irene M, Niehaus Claire E, McKnight Patrick E, Stults-Kolehmainen Matthew, Sinha Rajita, Ansell Emily B
Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, 22030, United States.
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States.
J Early Adolesc. 2021 Oct;41(8):1151-1176. doi: 10.1177/0272431620983453. Epub 2020 Dec 31.
Emotion-driven impulse control difficulties are associated with negative psychological outcomes. Extant research suggests that high frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV) may be indicative of emotion-driven impulse control difficulties and potentially moderated by negative emotion. In the current study, 248 eleven- to 14-year-olds and their parent engaged in a negatively emotionally arousing conflict task at Time 1. Adolescents' HF-HRV and negative emotional expression and experience were assessed before, during, and/or after the task. Adolescents reported on their levels of emotion-driven impulse control difficulties at Time 1 and one year later. Results revealed that higher levels of HF-HRV reactivity (i.e., higher HF-HRV augmentation) predicted higher levels of emotion-driven impulse control difficulties one year later among adolescents who experienced higher negative emotion. These findings suggest that negative emotional context should be considered when examining HF-HRV reactivity as a risk factor for emotion-driven impulse control difficulties and associated outcomes.
由情绪驱动的冲动控制困难与负面心理结果相关。现有研究表明，高频心率变异性（HF-HRV）可能表明存在由情绪驱动的冲动控制困难，并且可能受到负面情绪的调节。在本研究中，248名11至14岁的青少年及其父母在时间1参与了一项引发负面情绪的冲突任务。在任务前、任务期间和/或任务后评估青少年的HF-HRV以及负面情绪表达和体验。青少年在时间1和一年后报告了他们由情绪驱动的冲动控制困难程度。结果显示，在经历较高负面情绪的青少年中，较高水平的HF-HRV反应性（即较高的HF-HRV增强）预示着一年后较高水平的由情绪驱动的冲动控制困难。这些发现表明，在将HF-HRV反应性作为由情绪驱动的冲动控制困难及相关结果的风险因素进行研究时，应考虑负面情绪背景。
