Associations of resilience and respiratory sinus arrhythmia with alienation among college students.
Alienation
College students
Resilience
Respiratory sinus arrhythmia
Journal
Journal of affective disorders
ISSN: 1573-2517
Titre abrégé: J Affect Disord
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 7906073
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 02 2023
01 02 2023
Historique:
received:
28
02
2022
revised:
24
08
2022
accepted:
31
10
2022
pubmed:
7
11
2022
medline:
7
12
2022
entrez:
6
11
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Although the sense of alienation is harmful and causes many developmental problems, very few studies have focused on its antecedent variables and when these variables are related to alienation. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between resilience and sense of alienation among college students, and the moderating role of baseline respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) in this association. Physiological data were collected during a resting condition in the laboratory from 109 college students aged from 17 to 21 years (M = 18.94, SD = 0.92). Questionnaires that captured demographic information, resilience, and sense of alienation, were also completed. Results indicated that resilience was negatively related to the sense of alienation. Moreover, this negative relationship was moderated by baseline RSA such that it was significant only among students with low levels of baseline RSA. Our findings revealed that individuals with low resilience tend to have a higher level of alienation if their baseline RSA is relatively low. The current study sheds light on the psychological and biological characteristics of these individuals who tend to have higher levels of alienation, which may be useful for intervention program developers and practitioners.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Although the sense of alienation is harmful and causes many developmental problems, very few studies have focused on its antecedent variables and when these variables are related to alienation. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between resilience and sense of alienation among college students, and the moderating role of baseline respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) in this association.
METHOD
Physiological data were collected during a resting condition in the laboratory from 109 college students aged from 17 to 21 years (M = 18.94, SD = 0.92). Questionnaires that captured demographic information, resilience, and sense of alienation, were also completed.
RESULTS
Results indicated that resilience was negatively related to the sense of alienation. Moreover, this negative relationship was moderated by baseline RSA such that it was significant only among students with low levels of baseline RSA.
CONCLUSION
Our findings revealed that individuals with low resilience tend to have a higher level of alienation if their baseline RSA is relatively low.
DISCUSSION
The current study sheds light on the psychological and biological characteristics of these individuals who tend to have higher levels of alienation, which may be useful for intervention program developers and practitioners.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36336166
pii: S0165-0327(22)01247-2
doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.10.050
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
24-30Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.