Cardiovascular, electrodermal, and respiratory response patterns to fear- and sadness-inducing films.

Full Abstract

Responses to fear- and sadness-inducing films were assessed using a broad range of cardiovascular (heart rate, T-wave amplitude, low- and high-frequency heart rate variability, stroke volume, preejection period, left-ventricular ejection time, Heather index, blood pressure, pulse amplitude and transit time, and finger temperature), electrodermal (level, response rate, and response amplitude), and respiratory (rate, tidal volume and its variability, inspiratory flow rate, duty cycle, and end-tidal pCO(2)) measures. Subjective emotional experience and facial behavior (Corrugator Supercilii and Zygomaticus Major EMG) served as control measures. Results indicated robust differential physiological response patterns for fear, sadness, and neutral (mean classification accuracy 85%). Findings are discussed in terms of the fight-flight and conservation-withdrawal responses and possible limitations of a valence-arousal categorization of emotion in affective space.

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Author information

Author/s: Kreibig, Sylvia D (SD); Wilhelm, Frank H (FH); Roth, Walton T (WT); Gross, James J (JJ);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. sylvia.kreibig(-atsign-)cisa.unige.ch

Grants: MH58147 (Agency:United States NIMH) ; MH66957 (Agency:United States NIMH)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Journal: Psychophysiology (Psychophysiology), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Sep; vol 44 (issue 5) : pp 787-806

Dates: Created 2007/08/23; Completed 2007/10/25; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 17598878, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult
Blood Pressure - physiology
Body Temperature - physiology
Carbon Dioxide - blood
Cardiography, Impedance
Emotions - physiology
Facial Expression
Fear - physiology; psychology

Fear - physiology; psychology
Female
Galvanic Skin Response - physiology
Heart Rate - physiology
Humans
Male
Motion Pictures as Topic
Respiratory Mechanics - physiology

Associated Chemicals: Carbon Dioxide (124-38-9)

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