Heart Rate Reactivity and Type A Behavior as Modifiers of Physiological Response to Active and Passive Coping
PsychophysiologyPublished 1 January 1986
William R. Lovallo, Gwendolyn A. Pincomb, Michael F. Wilson
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HRR appeared to be a trait stable over one year which predicted enhanced cardiac, neuroendocrine, and neuromuscular response in young men one year after performing tasks eliciting active and passive coping.
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ABSTRACT We examined the long term predictivity of heart rate reactivity (HRR) and its relation to cardiovascular and biochemical activity during rest and during tasks requiring active and passive coping. HRR was determined in 28 young men by measuring peak heart rate change to cold pressor one year after performing tasks eliciting active and passive coping. Heart rate change to cold pressor was significantly correlated with change to active coping ( r = .65, p <.01) and to passive coping ( r = .53, p <.01). Responses to the tasks were equivalent for Type A and B subjects. On the other hand, high HRRs were significantly more reactive than low HRRs with the effect being most apparent during active coping. HRR appeared to be a trait stable over one year which predicted enhanced cardiac, neuroendocrine, and neuromuscular response.
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