Heart Rate Variability in Children With Internalizing Disorders
Conference Year
January 2022
Abstract
Children with internalizing disorders have different resting physiology than their healthy counterparts, such as lower heart rate variability (HRV), which may help researchers understand biological mechanisms underlying their symptoms. Novelty and mood induction tasks are known to impact child HRV, thus it is unknown when during a laboratory visit is the optimal time to measure resting HRV. In a study of 9 male children, aged 6-8, we compare multiple relaxation periods to determine the optimal period for extracting true resting HRV. We then investigate whether this resting HRV measurement is associated with parent-reported child internalizing symptoms using Child Behavior Checklist.
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Ellen McGinnis
Secondary Mentor Name
Ryan McGinnis
Graduate Student Mentors
Bryn Loftness
Student Collaborators
Xixi Halvorson-Phelan, Aisling O'Leary, Mia Sorongon
Status
Undergraduate
Student College
College of Arts and Sciences
Program/Major
Neuroscience
Primary Research Category
Social Sciences
Secondary Research Category
Health Sciences
Heart Rate Variability in Children With Internalizing Disorders
Children with internalizing disorders have different resting physiology than their healthy counterparts, such as lower heart rate variability (HRV), which may help researchers understand biological mechanisms underlying their symptoms. Novelty and mood induction tasks are known to impact child HRV, thus it is unknown when during a laboratory visit is the optimal time to measure resting HRV. In a study of 9 male children, aged 6-8, we compare multiple relaxation periods to determine the optimal period for extracting true resting HRV. We then investigate whether this resting HRV measurement is associated with parent-reported child internalizing symptoms using Child Behavior Checklist.