APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Biomarkers of Emotion Reactivity Are Associated with Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Samantha Smith
William Paterson University - Melirah Searcy
William Paterson University - Michele Cascardi
William Paterson University - Megan Chesin
William Paterson University
Abstract
To investigate associations between childhood maltreatment and emotion reactivity, we collected self-report and heart rate variability (HRV) data from 29 undergraduates. Sexual abuse was significantly associated with resting-state sympathetic predominance and lower resting-state high-frequency HRV. The association between resting-state sympathetic predominance and sexual abuse persisted when physical abuse was controlled.
Emotion
