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Respiratory control when measuring respiratory sinus arrhythmia during a talking task.

Jennifer R Tininenko¹, Jeffrey R Measelle, Jennifer C Ablow

¹University of Oregon, United States. jtininenko@ebtseattle.com

Biological Psychology

|January 14, 2012

Summary

Talking significantly lowers respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) during emotional interviews. Adjusting for respiratory control is crucial for accurate RSA measurement in talking studies, especially when distress levels vary.

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Area of Science:

Psychophysiology
Clinical Psychology
Communication Studies

Background:

Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is a measure of cardiac vagal tone.
Talking can influence physiological measures like RSA.
Understanding RSA during speech is important for psychophysiological research.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of talking on RSA during an emotional interview.
To compare two methods for accounting for respiratory control during talking tasks.
To examine how subjective distress moderates RSA during talking.

Main Methods:

RSA was measured in 76 female undergraduates during resting baseline, talking baseline, and interview conditions.
Two methodological approaches, talking baseline and transfer function, were used to control for respiration.
Subjective distress was reported by participants.

Main Results:

Mean RSA was significantly lower during talking tasks compared to resting baseline.
After applying a transfer function for respiratory control, no significant differences in RSA were found between conditions.
Higher reported distress during the interview was associated with lower RSA in talking conditions.

Conclusions:

Respiratory control adjustments are necessary for accurate RSA assessment in talking paradigms.
Both talking baseline and transfer function methods appear adequate for controlling respiration in RSA studies.
Individual distress levels can influence RSA during speech and should be considered.