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Title: Implications of Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia (RSA) Inertia for Child Psychopathology: Direct Effect and Interaction with Between-Task RSA Reactivity
Language: English
Authors: Jianjie Xu, Hui Wang, Kayley Elizabeth Morrow, Xinni Wang, Mengyu Miranda Gao, Sihan Liu, Yueqin Hu, Cynthia Suveg, Zhuo Rachel Han (ORCID 0000-0001-5686-0366)
Source: Developmental Psychology. 2025 61(8):1441-1451.
Availability: American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Metabolism, Children, Psychopathology, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Parents, Antisocial Behavior, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: China (Beijing)
DOI: 10.1037/dev0001862
ISSN: 0012-1649
1939-0599
Abstract: Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) inertia is the temporary dependency of RSA levels between consecutive epochs, which captures the epoch-to-epoch stickiness of RSA reactivity. Previous studies examining the developmental function of between-task RSA reactivity have yielded mixed findings and have often overlooked RSA reactivity within the task. The present study examined whether RSA inertia during a stress task was associated with subsequent changes in child psychopathology symptoms. To have a comprehensive understanding of the function of RSA reactivity, we tested whether RSA inertia interacted with between-task RSA reactivity to jointly predict changes in child psychopathology symptoms. Eighty-nine middle-to-high income Chinese parent-child dyads were recruited. Children (M[subscript age] = 8.77 years, SD = 1.80 years, 41 girls) participated in a 2-min "resting phase" and then a 4-min "stress task" (a public speaking task), during which RSA was continuously recorded in the lab. Parents (M[subscript age] = 39.27 years, SD = 3.53 years, 67 mothers) reported on children's psychopathology symptoms in the lab and again 9 months later. Children with heightened RSA inertia tended to exhibit increased externalizing symptoms 9 months later. Moreover, RSA inertia interacted with between-task RSA reactivity to predict subsequent changes in externalizing symptoms. Children with the combination of lower RSA inertia and larger between-task RSA decreases had the lowest externalizing symptoms, suggesting an adaptive RSA reactivity pattern. Heightened within-task RSA inertia as well as reduced between-task RSA reactivity may help to identify children at risk for subsequent psychopathology symptoms, aiding in early intervention efforts.
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Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1502616
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