Facial affect recognition moderates the relation between autonomic nervous system reactivity and aggression during dyadic conflict

Godfrey, Donald A.; Babcock, Julia C.

doi:10.1111/psyp.13588

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“…Murray‐Close et al (2012) found that larger decreases in RSA between baseline and conflict discussions were associated with a history of more relational aggression in the relationship, particularly for those in low‐quality relationships. Godfrey and Babcock (2020) also found decreases in RSA to be associated with observed aggression for men but only those who experienced high levels of partner aggressive affect and had average to high‐facial affect recognition ability. Constant et al (2020) found that RSA continuously decreased during video recall of couple interactions for men with low relationship satisfaction but that RSA recovered and increased for men with high relationship satisfaction, suggesting that persistent decreases are particularly associated with poor relationship quality.…”

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“…Of the nine studies with data relevant to HO2, most studies tested phasic changes in RSA during in‐lab conflict or disagreement discussions between romantic partners (Carrère et al, 2005; Godfrey & Babcock, 2020; Murray‐Close et al, 2012; Nealey‐Moore, Smith, Uchino, Hawkins, & Olson‐Cerny, 2007; Roisman, 2007; Smith et al, ,2009, 2011; Strothman, 2006). Two studies measured short‐term changes in RSA during a positive couple interaction task (Borelli, Shai, Fogel Yaakobi, Levit‐Binnun, & Golland, 2019; Smith et al, 2009).…”

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“…Two studies measured short-term changes in RSA during a positive couple interaction task (Borelli, Shai, Fogel Yaakobi, Levit-Binnun, & Golland, 2019;Smith et al, 2009). One study measured RSA during a video recall of neutral and conflictual couple interactions (Constant et al, 2020 Consistent with the expectation that RSA decreases in response to stressful relationship interactions, five studies reported short-term phasic RSA decreases during couple conflict compared to a resting baseline, although the studies varied widely in methodology and the relationship measure to which the phasic changes were linked (Constant et al, 2020;Godfrey & Babcock, 2020;Murray-Close et al, 2012;Roisman, 2007;Smith et al, 2011). Murray-Close et al (2012) found that larger decreases in RSA between baseline and conflict discussions were associated with a history of more relational aggression in the relationship, particularly for those in low-quality relationships.…”

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A Systematic Review of Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia in Romantic Relationships

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Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), an index of the parasympathetic nervous system, has recently gained attention as a physiological component of regulatory processes, social connectedness, and health. Within the context of romantic relationships, studies have operationalized and conceptualized RSA in disparate ways, obscuring a clear pattern of findings. This systematic review synthesizes the rapidly developing literature and clarifies the role of RSA in romantic relationships. We evaluate support for three conceptual hypotheses: (1) resting baseline RSA is associated with better quality relationships; (2) phasic RSA is reflective of changes in threat and connection during couple interactions; and (3) physiological linkage in RSA between romantic partners relates to positive or negative relationship functioning depending on the nature of the linkage (e.g., in-phase vs. antiphase). We identified 26 empirical studies that tested associations between RSA and an index of romantic relationships (i.e., relationship satisfaction). Our findings show that higher RSA is not uniformly "good" for relationships. Higher resting baseline RSA was contemporaneously associated with better quality relationships, yet higher baseline RSA was also unexpectedly associated with relationship violence. Short-term decreases in RSA were found during relationship conflict, though the opposite-phasic increases in RSA during positive romantic partner interactions-was not found due to mixed empirical support. As expected, evidence for RSA linkage was found, though the connection between linkage and relationship functioning depends on the context in which it was measured. We discuss methodological limitations and directions for future research.

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“…However, these results were not replicated in further studies, potentially due to the moderating role of additional variables (Babcock et al, 2004; Meehan et al, 2001). Recently, Godfrey and Babcock (2020) found that sympathetic and parasympathetic autonomic reactivity in males with a history of IPV during a conflict situation, seems to be related to their baseline affect decoding abilities. Despite the fact that in the present research we only recorded HRD and did not assess personality traits, we considered it relevant to explore potential differences in physiological reactions between males with and without a history of IPV, especially in this novel perspective-taking virtual situation where males are able to experience the perspective of a child that does not play an active role in the conflict situation but instead just witnesses it.…”

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Domestic Violence From a Child Perspective: Impact of an Immersive Virtual Reality Experience on Men With a History of Intimate Partner Violent Behavior

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Arroyo-Palacios

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Domestic violence has long-term negative consequences on children. In this study, men with a history of partner aggression and a control group of non-offenders were embodied in a child’s body from a first-person perspective in virtual reality (VR). From this perspective, participants witnessed a scene of domestic violence where a male avatar assaulted a female avatar. We evaluated the impact of the experience on emotion recognition skills and heart rate deceleration responses. We found that the experience mainly impacted the recognition of angry facial expressions. The results also indicate that males with a history of partner aggression had larger physiological responses during an explicit violent event (when the virtual abuser threw a telephone) compared with controls, while their physiological reactions were less pronounced when the virtual abuser invaded the victim’s personal space. We show that embodiment from a child’s perspective during a conflict situation in VR impacts emotion recognition, physiological reactions, and attitudes towards violence. We provide initial evidence of the potential of VR in the rehabilitation and neuropsychological assessment of males with a history of domestic violence, especially in relation to children.

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“…During stressful events, increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system and decreased parasympathetic nervous system activity is typically observed, resulting in increased heart rate, electrodermal activity, and blood pressure [ 19 ]. However, more complex relations between the innervation of both branches and aggression have been observed as well [ 20 ]. Although physiological measures of stress have been studied repeatedly, most studies are conducted in experimental settings.…”

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Physiological Measurements of Stress Preceding Incidents of Challenging Behavior in People With Severe to Profound Intellectual Disabilities: Longitudinal Study Protocol of Single-Case Studies

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Background Clients with severe to profound intellectual disabilities (SPID) and challenging behavior (CB) and the professional caregivers that support them are vulnerable to high stress levels, which negatively impact their well-being and the quality of care. CB is thought to result from an increase in the intensity and frequency of clients’ stress experiences. In turn, staff members experience stress in dealing with this behavior, and stressed staff members might behave in ways that increase clients’ stress levels, contributing to the origin and maintenance of CB. Research into these dyadic interactions between clients and staff is scarce for people with SPID, especially in real-life situations. The barriers of studying stress in this population include clients’ difficulties in communicating stress experiences and the lack of an objective continuous measure of stress. Objective This paper presents a protocol for studying patterns of physiological stress in 15 client-caregiver dyads in the 30 minutes preceding incidents of CB compared to control periods without CB and the interplay between the stress levels of clients and professional caregivers. Methods We will conduct 15 single-case studies to assess patterns of physiological stress in dyads of clients with SPID and professional caregivers prior to CB in several Dutch residential institutes. Client-caregiver dyads will wear the Empatica E4 wristband for 20 sessions of 3 to 8 hours without interruptions of daily routines while caregivers report clients’ CB. The physiological measures obtained will be electrodermal activity (microsiemens) and heart rate (beats per minute). A multilevel model with repeated measures at the incident level nested within the person level will be applied, employing separate models for electrodermal activity and heart rate to compare stress levels in the 30 minutes prior to incidents with control epochs. Covariates in the models include movement, temperature, and gender. In addition, cross-recurrence quantification analyses will be performed to study the synchronization between the stress levels of clients and professional caregivers. Results The Ethics Committee of the Radboud University (NL-number: NL71683.091.19) approved the study on February 12, 2020. In total, 15 organizations have declared their commitment to participate in the study. The first result is expected in the spring of 2022. Conclusions Study results will demonstrate whether changes in patterns of electrodermal activity and heart rate are apparent in the 30 minutes preceding an incident of CB compared to baseline levels when the client does not engage in CB. The synchronization between caregivers’ and clients’ physiological stress levels will be explored with cross-recurrence quantification analyses. Insights into the physiological stress levels of clients and caregivers may contribute to a reduction of CB and an improvement of both clients’ and caregivers’ safety and well-being. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/24911

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Facial affect recognition moderates the relation between autonomic nervous system reactivity and aggression during dyadic conflict

Cited by 10 publications

References 71 publications

A Systematic Review of Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia in Romantic Relationships

A Systematic Review of Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia in Romantic Relationships

Domestic Violence From a Child Perspective: Impact of an Immersive Virtual Reality Experience on Men With a History of Intimate Partner Violent Behavior

Physiological Measurements of Stress Preceding Incidents of Challenging Behavior in People With Severe to Profound Intellectual Disabilities: Longitudinal Study Protocol of Single-Case Studies

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