Respiratory sinus arrhythmia reactivity predicts emotion regulation and depressive symptoms in at-risk and control children

Gentzler, Amy L.; Santucci, Aimee K.; Kovacs, Maria; Fox, Nathan A.

doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2009.07.002

Respiratory sinus arrhythmia reactivity predicts emotion regulation and depressive symptoms in at-risk and control children

We examined respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), emotion regulation (ER), and prospective depressive symptoms in children at risk for depression and controls. Of the 65 children (35 boys; 5 – 13 years) in the sample, 39 had a parent with childhood-onset mood disorder and 26 had a parent with no hi…