APS

2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022

Asian and European Americans Differ in the Link between Resting Heart-Rate Variability and Self-Reported Emotion Regulation Difficulties

Chicago, IL · May 2022

Poster · Personality/Emotion

  • Darcianne Watanabe
    University of California - Irvine (School of Social Ecology)
  • Cameron Wiley
    University of California, Irvine
  • Christopher Contreras
    University of Massachusetts, Boston
  • Julian Thayer
    University of California, Irvine
  • Vida Pourmand
    University of California, Irvine
  • DeWayne Williams
    University of California, Irvine

Abstract

We investigated if the link between perceptions of emotion regulation (ER) difficulties and resting heart rate variability (HRV), a biomarker of well-being and ER abilities, might differ between Asian (AA) and European (EA) Americans. Significant moderation showed resting HRV was more strongly associated with ER-difficulties in AAs compared to EAs.

Self-Control

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