TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of affect and rumination in cardiovascular recovery from stress
AU - Radstaak, Mirjam
AU - Geurts, Sabine A.E.
AU - Brosschot, Jos F.
AU - Cillessen, Antonius H.N.
AU - Kompier, Michiel A.J.
PY - 2011/9/1
Y1 - 2011/9/1
N2 - This study examined the psychological processes that may impede or facilitate cardiovascular recovery. It was hypothesized that cardiovascular recovery would be hampered by negative affect and rumination, and facilitated by positive affect. In an experimental study, stress was elicited by exposing participants (N= 110) to a mental arithmetic task with harassment. After the stress task, affective levels were manipulated via a movie scene with negative, neutral, or positive emotional valence, or without an affect manipulation (control condition). During the entire experiment, heart rate and systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels were measured continuously. Results indicated that blood pressure recovery was hampered by the negative affect manipulation and by rumination. However, the positive affect manipulation did not facilitate blood pressure recovery. No effects were found on heart rate recovery. In sum, the findings emphasize the importance of negative affect and rumination in stress recovery.
AB - This study examined the psychological processes that may impede or facilitate cardiovascular recovery. It was hypothesized that cardiovascular recovery would be hampered by negative affect and rumination, and facilitated by positive affect. In an experimental study, stress was elicited by exposing participants (N= 110) to a mental arithmetic task with harassment. After the stress task, affective levels were manipulated via a movie scene with negative, neutral, or positive emotional valence, or without an affect manipulation (control condition). During the entire experiment, heart rate and systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels were measured continuously. Results indicated that blood pressure recovery was hampered by the negative affect manipulation and by rumination. However, the positive affect manipulation did not facilitate blood pressure recovery. No effects were found on heart rate recovery. In sum, the findings emphasize the importance of negative affect and rumination in stress recovery.
KW - Blood pressure
KW - Negative affect
KW - Perseverative cognition
KW - Positive affect
KW - Stress recovery
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.06.017
DO - 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.06.017
M3 - Article
C2 - 21749904
AN - SCOPUS:80054047139
VL - 81
SP - 237
EP - 244
JO - International journal of psychophysiology
JF - International journal of psychophysiology
SN - 0167-8760
IS - 3
ER -