Light-guided resonant breathing enhances psychophysiological stress recovery in a simulated office environment.

ABSTRACT: Occupational stress represents a substantial health concern. This study investigated the immediate psychophysiological effects of light-guided resonant breathing (RB) on stress recovery following standardized laboratory stressors in a simulated office environment. Eighty healthy university students participated in a controlled laboratory crossover study. After stress induction via a modified cold pressor test, participants were randomized to either 5-minute light-guided RB or passive rest. Following an 18-minute paced serial addition test for cognitive stress induction, recovery interventions were reversed. Primary outcomes included heart rate variability (root mean square of successive differences, RMSSD), heart rate, and self-reported stress and strain. The stress induction procedures tr

SUBMITTER: Canazei M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12635061 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature