The role of affect and rumination in cardiovascular recovery from stress |
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Authors: | Mirjam Radstaak Sabine AE GeurtsJos F Brosschot Antonius HN CillessenMichiel AJ Kompier |
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Institution: | a Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. 9104, 6500 HE Nijmegen, The Netherlandsb Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, P.O. 9555, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | This study examined the psychological processes that may impede or facilitate cardiovascular recovery. It was hypothesized that cardiovascular recovery would be hampered by negative affect and rumination, and facilitated by positive affect. In an experimental study, stress was elicited by exposing participants (N = 110) to a mental arithmetic task with harassment. After the stress task, affective levels were manipulated via a movie scene with negative, neutral, or positive emotional valence, or without an affect manipulation (control condition). During the entire experiment, heart rate and systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels were measured continuously. Results indicated that blood pressure recovery was hampered by the negative affect manipulation and by rumination. However, the positive affect manipulation did not facilitate blood pressure recovery. No effects were found on heart rate recovery. In sum, the findings emphasize the importance of negative affect and rumination in stress recovery. |
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Keywords: | Blood pressure Negative affect Positive affect Perseverative cognition Stress recovery |
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