Children's heart rate variability as stress indicator: Association with reported stress and cortisol

Michels, Nathalie; Sioen, Isabelle; Clays, Els; De Buyzere, Marc; Ahrens, Wolfgang; Huybrechts, Inge; Vanaelst, Barbara; De Henauw, Stefaan

doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.08.005

Children's heart rate variability as stress indicator: Association with reported stress and cortisol

Unlabelled Stress is a complex phenomenon coordinated by two main neural systems: the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system with cortisol as classical stress biomarker and the autonomic nervous system with heart rate variability (HRV) as recently suggested stress marker. To test low HRV (5 minute…