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Cardiac vagal tone indices of temperamental reactivity and behavioral regulation in young children
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The relation between two dimensions of vagal tone (Vna), indexed by a baseline measure of Vna and suppression of Vna and temperamental reactivity and behavioral regulation was investigated. Forty-one children were observed during a series of episodes designed to elicit temperamental reactivity and behavioral regulation. Heart rate was recorded during these baseline, positive, negative, and delay episodes, from which measures of vagal tone were computed. Across the entire sample, vagal tone decreased from the baseline episode to the three affect tasks. Baseline measures of vagal tone were related to the tendency to show a decrease in vagal tone: Children who consistently suppressed vagal tone (showed a decrease to all the affect tasks) had higher baseline vagal tone. Baseline vagal tone was related to temperamental reactivity for the positive and negative tasks, but not the delay tasks. Vagal suppression (vagal difference score) was related to several of the behavioral regulation strategies used by the children in the affect-eliciting situations. These findings are discussed in terms of the adaptive value of physiological regulation in the development of regulatory behaviors that may be critical to social development.
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“High parasympathetic baseline and responsivity have been linked to socio-emotional competence, engagement, and self-regulation (e.g., Beauchaine, 2001; Calkins, 1997; Fabes and Eisenberg, 1997; Stifter and Corey, 2001).”
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“Thus, inhibition or withdrawal of RSA during a challenging situation (typically measured as a decrease in RSA from baseline to a challenge task) is thought to reflect more effective regulation, although it may also simply indicate individual differences in what is experienced as aversive or challenging.”
From Mother-infant vagal regulation in the face-to-face still-face paradigm is moderated by maternal sensitivity (2009) · cites this paper as Calkins, 1997
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“Similarly, a decrease of vagal tone during periods of environmental challenge has been linked to self-regulation and the ability to engage the source of stimulation or take distance from it (Calkins, 1997;Kagan, 1994;Porges, 1996Porges, , 1998;;Stifter & Fox, 1990;Stifter & Jain, 1996).”
From Infant and parent factors associated with early maternal sensitivity: A caregiver-attachment systems approach (2007) · cites this paper as Calkins, 1997
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- Calkins, S. D.
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- Developmental Psychobiology
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- 1997
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