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Cardiovascular Correlates of Coping Responses to Stress

Sims, Tracy E
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1645363709263708

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2022, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Psychology/Clinical.
The current study sought to examine the relationship between coping strategies and cardiovascular reactivity to stress. Previous research has shown links between coping responses and cardiovascular measures with mixed results. This study utilized both active and passive stressors in order to elicit differing patterns of autonomic nervous system activation in response to stress. Participants completed a questionnaire regarding their predominant coping strategies based on a three-factor model of task-oriented, emotion-oriented and avoidance-oriented coping. Participants were then asked to engage in a cognitive math task and to view a video depicting a surgical procedure in counterbalanced order. Measures of blood pressure, heart rate, and high frequency-heart rate variability were taken throughout baseline, stressors, and recovery conditions. This study proposed that when the nature of the stressor and predominant coping strategies aligned, there would be less physiological response to the stressor. Specifically, that during the active math task those that reported higher use of task-oriented coping would show less cardiovascular reactivity. Those reporting higher use of emotion-oriented coping would show less cardiovascular reactivity when engaged in the passive video stressor. Results indicated that participants responded to the stressor and recovery conditions in the expected pattern but did not support either hypothesis. Coping, as defined by the three-factor model, was not related to cardiovascular reactivity to the laboratory stressors.
William O'Brien, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Dara Musher-Eizenman, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Joshua Grubbs, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
45 p.
Psychology
Heart-rate variability; coping; cardiovascular reactivity

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  • Sims, T. E. (2022). Cardiovascular Correlates of Coping Responses to Stress [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1645363709263708

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sims, Tracy. Cardiovascular Correlates of Coping Responses to Stress. 2022. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1645363709263708.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sims, Tracy. "Cardiovascular Correlates of Coping Responses to Stress." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1645363709263708

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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