Working Memory Augments the Negative Impact of Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Reactivity on Emotion Regulation

This project aimed to investigate the relationship between children’s respiratory sinus arrhythmia reactivity, working memory (WM), and developing emotion regulation. The results suggested that the effect of early RSA reactivity (age 6) on increased emotion dysregulation (age 7) became larger as WM increased, and this interaction was stronger in females.