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Does cardiovascular reactivity during speech reflect self-construction processes?

A C Lyons¹, J Spicer, K Tuffin

¹a School of Psychology, University of Birmingham , Edgbaston , Birmingham , BIS 2TT , United Kingdom.

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Cardiovascular reactivity (CVR) during conversation is linked to self-construction. Talking about one's private self with a stranger most strongly activates the cardiovascular system, highlighting the connection between social interaction and physiology.

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Area of Science:

Psychophysiology
Social Psychology
Linguistics

Background:

Cardiovascular reactivity (CVR) research lacks theoretical frameworks.
CVR increases during communication, influenced by psychosocial factors.
Existing interpretations are primarily individualistic and psychophysiological.

Purpose of the Study:

Develop a theoretical framework for CVR during language use.
Propose that CVR is explicable in terms of self-construction.
Hypothesize differences in CVR across self-related and non-self topics.

Main Methods:

Developed a framework using post-structuralist ideas on language and self-construction.
Hypothesized CVR differences based on conversation topics (private self, public self, non-self).
Recruited 102 women for laboratory conversations with a stranger.

Main Results:

Blood pressure and heart rate were most reactive during private self-talk.
Heart rate was most reactive during public self-talk.
CVR was least reactive during non-self talk.

Conclusions:

CVR during language use is linked to self-construction.
Results highlight the connection between sociality and cardiovascular systems.
The framework offers a social reconceptualization of CVR, potentially linking it to cardiovascular disease progression.