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Effects of Psychophysiological Reactivity to a School-Related Stressor and Temperament on Early Adolescents’ Academic Performance

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ID11670964
AuthorsSara Scrimin (0000-0001-6290-322X, University of Padua, corresponding author), Ughetta Moscardino (0000-0002-0722-4010, University of Padua), Livio Finos (0000-0003-3181-8078, University of Padua), Lucia Mason (0000-0001-7134-0510, University of Padua)
Year2018
Volume39
Issue6
Pages904-931
Publication date2018-09-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0272431618797008
OpenAlexW2890960893
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited72

This study investigated early adolescents’ psychophysiological response to a school-related stressor (SRS) as indexed by heart rate variability and examined the unique and interactive effects of heart rate variability and temperament on academic achievement. A total of 91 seventh graders watched an SRS video-clip while their heart rate variability was registered. Temperament and grades were also assessed. Heart rate variability decreased from baseline while watching the video-clip, indicating the activation of a stress response, and returned to basal level when recovering. Regression analyses revealed that among youth with an inhibited temperament, higher heart rate variability in the poststressor phase was related to better performance, whereas socially outgoing students performed well regardless of their recovery rate. These are among the first data to report on the link between early adolescents’ parasympathetic self-regulatory activity in response to an SRS, temperamental profiles, and academic functioning. Implications for theory and educational practice are discussed

Blood pressure · Developmental psychology · Heart rate · Heart rate variability · Personality · Reactivity (psychology · Stressor · Temperament · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Stress Responses and Cortisol · Internal Medicine

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