Psycho-Cardiac Distress Symptoms of Dyadic Communication Apprehension & the Role of Self-Esteem

This study examined and found strong connections between individuals’ dyadic communication apprehension (CA) on psycho-cardiac symptoms of arousal (higher heart-rate) and emotion dysregulation (lower heart-rate variability) during dyadic interaction, while also finding evidence for the inhibiting role of higher self-esteem for these distress-symptoms via its inhibiting effect on dyadic CA.