Teacher stress in social interactions in the light of polyvagal theory. An ambulatory assessment approach to teachers’ heart rate and heart rate variability
Fabienne Kühne,
Alexander Wettstein,
Gabriel Jenni
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundTeaching is a genuinely social and highly demanding task. Drawing on Porges’ phylogenetic polyvagal theory with three evolved systems and three associated behavioral responses (social engagement, mobilization, and immobilization), we investigated teachers’ heart rate and heart rate variability in social interactions using ambulatory assessments.MethodsWe continuously measured heart rate and heart rate variability of 42 apparently healthy teachers on a work and leisure day with ambulatory electrocardi… Show more
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