Respiratory sinus arrhythmia is associated with trait positive affect and positive emotional expressivity

Z Wang, W L�, R Qin�- Biological psychology, 2013 - Elsevier
The associations among respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), trait positive affect and positive
emotional expressivity were investigated in the present study. Physiological data were
collected from 98 college students during baseline and fear film-viewing and recovery
periods in the lab, and their affectivity data were collected three times (immediately before, 4
months after and 12 months after the physiological data collection) using the Positive and
Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) and Emotional Expressivity Scale. The results showed�…