TY - JOUR
T1 - Inertia of emotions and inertia of the heart
T2 - Physiological processes underlying inertia of negative emotions at work
AU - De Longis, Evelina
AU - Alessandri, Guido
AU - Ottaviani, Cristina
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Sapienza University of Rome grant number AR11916B889311C5 to Evelina De Longis and grant number 50/19 to Guido Alessandri.
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PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - Emotional inertia is a key feature of emotional dynamics and it refers to the degree to which a current emotional state can be predicted by a previous emotional state. In this study, using the experience sampling method, we examined the relationship between inertia of negative emotions at work and parasympathetic activity, measured by vagally-mediated heart rate variability (HRV). In line with current literature on HRV, we propose that temporal dependency of negative emotions at work may be associated to lower HRV, an important marker of the ability to flexibly adjust to a changing environment. Participants (n = 120) were prompted six times during a regular workday, while wearing a heart rate monitor. In accordance with the polyvagal theory and the model of neurovisceral integration, findings supported our hypothesis and indicated that workers with lower HRV tend to show high time persistence of negative emotions at work. Practical implications and directions for future research are discussed.
AB - Emotional inertia is a key feature of emotional dynamics and it refers to the degree to which a current emotional state can be predicted by a previous emotional state. In this study, using the experience sampling method, we examined the relationship between inertia of negative emotions at work and parasympathetic activity, measured by vagally-mediated heart rate variability (HRV). In line with current literature on HRV, we propose that temporal dependency of negative emotions at work may be associated to lower HRV, an important marker of the ability to flexibly adjust to a changing environment. Participants (n = 120) were prompted six times during a regular workday, while wearing a heart rate monitor. In accordance with the polyvagal theory and the model of neurovisceral integration, findings supported our hypothesis and indicated that workers with lower HRV tend to show high time persistence of negative emotions at work. Practical implications and directions for future research are discussed.
KW - Emotion dynamics
KW - Emotional inertia
KW - Exhaustion
KW - Heart rate variability
KW - Negative emotions
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2020.06.007
DO - 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2020.06.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 32599004
AN - SCOPUS:85087916325
VL - 155
SP - 210
EP - 218
JO - International Journal of Psychophysiology
JF - International Journal of Psychophysiology
SN - 0167-8760
ER -