L. Booij

Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Moderates the Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Depressive Symptoms via Stress Appraisals and Perseverative Thinking.

OBJECTIVE Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) confer risk for depressive symptoms in adulthood, potentially through maladaptive cognitive-affective responses to stress. The neurovisceral integration model suggests that resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), an index of parasympathetic regulation, shapes capacity...