Does the presence of a friend reduce cardiovascular response to stress even over a screen?

ABSTRACT: Although meeting close friends through video calls has become common, less is known about its stress-buffering effect. This study aims to examine whether cardiovascular responses to stress are decreased when the presence of a friend on a monitor compared to the presence of a friend in person or alone. Forty-six undergraduate students completed a stress task while in the room with a friend (1) in person (in-person condition), (2) on Zoom (online condition), or (3) alone (alone condition). Blood pressure and heart rate were monitored throughout the experiment. Analyses revealed that diastolic blood pressure after the stress was recovered closer to the pre-stress state under in-person and online conditions than alone condition. However, the study observed no differences across groups regardin

SUBMITTER: Kambara A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11616809 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature