APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Vagal Flexibility during Disappointment Introspection Predicts Empathy and Prosocial Behavior
- Ryan Hodge
University of California, Davis - Bonnie Klimes-Dougan
University of Minnesota - Carolyn Zahn-Waxler
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Paul Hastings
University of California, Davis
Abstract
Vagal flexibility during emotion introspection was examined as a predictor of adolescents’ prosociality. Less RSA suppression when thinking about disappointment predicts empathic sadness (β=.150, p<.042). Greater RSA suppression when talking about disappointment predicts prosocial behaviors with peers (β=-.198, p<.028). RSA during frustration experiences was not related to behavior.
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