Hemodynamic profiles of functional and dysfunctional forms of repetitive thinking
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BACKGROUND: The ability of the human brain to escape the here and now (mind wandering) can take functional (problem solving) and dysfunctional (perseverative cognition) routes. Although it has been proposed that only the latter may act as a mediator of the relationship between stress and cardiovascular disease, both functional and dysfunctional forms of repetitive thinking have been associated with blood pressure (BP) reactivity of the same magnitude. However, a similar BP reactivity may be caused by different physiological determinants, which may differ in their risk for cardiovascular pathology. PURPOSE: To examine the way (hemodynamic profile) and the extent (compensation deficit) to which total peripheral resistance and cardiac output compensate for each other in determining BP reactivity during functional and dysfunctional types of repetitive thinking. METHODS: Fifty-six healthy participants randomly underwent a perseverative cognition, a mind wandering, and a problem solving induction, each followed by a 5-min recovery period while their cardiovascular parameters were continuously monitored. RESULTS: Perseverative cognition and problem solving (but not mind wandering) elicited BP increases of similar magnitude. However, perseverative cognition was characterized by a more vascular (versus myocardial) profile compared to mind wandering and problem solving. As a consequence, BP recovery was impaired after perseverative cognition compared to the other two conditions. CONCLUSIONS: Given that high vascular resistance and delayed recovery are the hallmarks of hypertension the results suggest a potential mechanism through which perseverative cognition may act as a mediator in the relationship between stress and risk for developing precursors to cardiovascular disease.
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Inducing rumination after a stressor leads to greater vasoconstriction and prolonged blood pressure recovery.
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The Results report greater total peripheral resistance during perseverative-cognition induction and higher blood pressure during the subsequent recovery period than in the comparison conditions. But the Experimental manipulation instructions asked participants to think about a past upsetting event or a future worry; the study did not induce rumination after an experimentally administered stressor. The induction also encompassed worry as well as rumination. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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- Authors
- Ottaviani, C., Brosschot, J. F., Lonigro, A., Medea, B., Van Diest, I., & Thayer, J. F.
- Affiliations
- Fondazione Santa Lucia (IT)
- Leiden University (NL)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ottaviani, Cristina
- Venue
- Annals of Behavioral Medicine
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2016-10-28
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 261-271
- ISSN
- 0742-5554 (ISSN-L)
- 0883-6612
- 1532-4796
- OpenAlex
- W2545119187
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 59
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- FWCI
- 2.55
- Type
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- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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- Funders
- Ministero della Salute (2011-02348232)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Mind wandering and attention
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Keywords
- perseverative cognition, mind wandering, problem solving, blood pressure reactivity, hemodynamic profile, systemic vascular resistance, cardiac output, blood pressure recovery, cardiovascular risk, stress, hypertension
- MeSH terms
- Rumination, Cognitive, Adult, Attention, Blood Pressure, Cardiac Output, Female, Heart Rate, Hemodynamics, Humans, Imagination, Male, Problem Solving, Sex Characteristics, Vascular Resistance, Young Adult
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