Getting to the heart of personality in early childhood: Cardiac electrophysiology and stability of temperament |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech, United States;2. Department of Human Development and Family Studies and Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, United States;1. Department of Psychology, Bowdoin College, United States;2. Department of Psychology, Washington State University, United States;1. Human Retrovirus Pathogenesis Section, Vaccine Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702, USA;2. Human Retrovirus Section, Vaccine Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702, USA;1. Rutgers University, Camden, United States;2. Oregon Research Institute, United States;3. University of California, Riverside, United States |
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| Abstract: | Can detection of highly stable individual differences in temperament in early childhood be enhanced using measures of resting heart rate (HR) and respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA)? The current longitudinal study (N = 216, 50% female; two to four years old) tested the statistical moderating effects of longitudinal change in resting HR and RSA on stability of mother-rated temperament. Children with the smallest decreases in resting HR and smallest increases in resting RSA had the most stable individual differences in effortful control. In contrast, those with the largest increases in resting RSA had the most stable individual differences in surgency. Including information on HR and RSA can be useful, though the effects depend on the trait and physiological indicator in question. |
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| Keywords: | Heart rate Respiratory sinus arrhythmia Temperament Personality Early childhood |
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