Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia, Effortful Control, and Child Social Anxiety Symptoms.

ABSTRACT: Emotion dysregulation is implicated in child social anxiety and its etiology. Child emotion dysregulation has been studied via physiological indicators (e.g., respiratory sinus arrhythmia [RSA]) and behavioral indicators (e.g., effortful control). Previous work suggests that physiological indicators of regulation may predict outcomes in a non-linear manner and must be considered within the context of other intrapersonal factors, perhaps including effortful control. To this end, the current study tested effortful control as a moderator of the relation between RSA and child social anxiety, considering both linear and curvilinear patterns and controlling for inhibited temperament, an established predictor of child anxiety. Children (n = 119; 44% female) participated when they were 4 years old

SUBMITTER: Kiel EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11420266 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature