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Primary Appraisal is Affective not Cognitive: Exploring a Revised Transactional Model of Stress and Coping.

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Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Pub Date : 2025-03-08 DOI: 10.1007/s10484-025-09699-w

Patrick R Steffen, Travis Anderson

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Improving Estimates of Maximum Voluntary Isometric Contractions: Exploring the Utility of Feedback Manipulations.

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Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Pub Date : 2025-02-24 DOI: 10.1007/s10484-025-09698-x

J Logan Gibson, Manish Vaidya

{"title":"Improving Estimates of Maximum Voluntary Isometric Contractions: Exploring the Utility of Feedback Manipulations.","authors":"J Logan Gibson, Manish Vaidya","doi":"10.1007/s10484-025-09698-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-025-09698-x","url":null,"abstract":"Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD), often resulting from weakened pelvic floor muscles (PFM), significantly impacts quality of life and increases health risks, particularly among the elderly. Strengthening PFMs through exercise is effective, yet invasive treatment protocols deter adherence. Non-invasive surface electromyography (sEMG) provides a promising alternative for assessing PFM strength. This study evaluates a reinforcement-based strategy (R-MVIC) against standard verbal encouragement (SVE) for estimating the maximal voluntary isometric contraction strength (MVIC) of PFMs. Using a single-case reversal design (ABAB), we compared peak amplitudes across experimental and control conditions. All experimental sessions occurred in a small examination room at a major University. Using an (AB)k single-case research design power analysis to determine our N, we recruited ten participants who performed isolated PFM contractions. The R-MVIC condition involved pre-training, task-specific instructions, criterion-based feedback, and an extinction burst manipulation. To determine the strength of muscle contraction, we used sEMG, placed over the transverse abdominis/internal oblique (TrA/IO) site, to measure muscle activity in microvolts (mV). Results indicated R-MVIC produced significantly higher peak amplitudes compared to SVE, with a mean difference of 746 mV, representing a 52% increase. The R-MVIC condition consistently evoked stronger contractions, demonstrating the efficacy of feedback and extinction bursts in enhancing MVIC estimates. These findings suggest that R-MVIC is a valuable strategy for improving estimates of PFM strength. Overall, the results suggest that sEMG-based biofeedback provides a non-invasive technology for improving treatment protocols.","PeriodicalId":47506,"journal":{"name":"Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143484405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Autonomic Disequilibrium at Rest in Autistic Children and Adults.

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Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Pub Date : 2025-02-21 DOI: 10.1007/s10484-025-09696-z

Maria Rosa Bufo, Marco Guidotti, Mathieu Lemaire, Joëlle Malvy, Emmanuelle Houy-Durand, Frédérique Bonnet-Brilhault, Frédéric Briend, Nadia Aguillon-Hernandez, Claire Wardak

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Reviewer Acknowledgement 2024

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Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1007/s10484-025-09697-y

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Brain-Heart Interactions and Optimizing Psychotherapy.

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Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Pub Date : 2025-02-19 DOI: 10.1007/s10484-025-09692-3

Donald Moss

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Cardiovascular Responses to Interpersonal Interactions: Sex, Gender Role, and Gender Role Relevance of the Task.

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Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Pub Date : 2025-02-18 DOI: 10.1007/s10484-025-09693-2

Andria L Doyle, Kevin T Larkin, J Nicole Siegwarth

{"title":"Cardiovascular Responses to Interpersonal Interactions: Sex, Gender Role, and Gender Role Relevance of the Task.","authors":"Andria L Doyle, Kevin T Larkin, J Nicole Siegwarth","doi":"10.1007/s10484-025-09693-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-025-09693-2","url":null,"abstract":"Men and women have been shown to exhibit different patterns of cardiovascular response to stress, with men commonly exhibiting greater blood pressure reactions than women and women exhibiting greater heart rate (HR) reactions than men. To examine whether this observed difference between sexes is influenced by one's gender role as well as gender role-related task characteristics, 48 young men and 48 young women were selected to complete an interpersonal interaction in two-person dyads, with traditional masculine men paired with traditional feminine women and androgynous men paired with androgynous women. Two aspects of the interpersonal interaction were manipulated: Agency (degree of challenge; High versus Low) and Communion (degree of agreement; Agree versus Disagree). HR and systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) were measured during a resting, preparation, and interaction period. Participants also completed questionnaires assessing state anger and task appraisals. Results from a dyadic linear mixed model analysis revealed that traditional feminine women exhibited significantly higher HR during the interaction than traditional men, especially during the listening phases of the task. Participants with traditional gender roles exhibited higher SBP reactions to the listening phases of the task than participants with androgynous gender roles regardless of their sex. No effects for gender-relevant task characteristics were observed. The results of this study suggest that the gender role of participants is important to consider when designing studies exploring sex differences in response to interpersonal challenges.","PeriodicalId":47506,"journal":{"name":"Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143450507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effects of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback on Enhancing Self-Efficacy, Quality of Life and Six-Minute Walking Test in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

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Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Pub Date : 2025-02-15 DOI: 10.1007/s10484-025-09689-y

Po-Chou Yang, I-Mei Lin, Da-Wei Wu

{"title":"Effects of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback on Enhancing Self-Efficacy, Quality of Life and Six-Minute Walking Test in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.","authors":"Po-Chou Yang, I-Mei Lin, Da-Wei Wu","doi":"10.1007/s10484-025-09689-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-025-09689-y","url":null,"abstract":"Heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVB) is a bio-behavioral intervention applied to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and improves their autonomic activation and pulmonary function. This study explored the effects of HRVB on self-efficacy, quality of life, depression, anxiety, and heart rate variability (HRV) indices under the Six-Minute Walking Test (6MWT) in patients with COPD. The study hypothesizes that HRVB can improve self-efficacy and quality of life, reduce depression and anxiety, and decrease HRV reactivity while enhancing HRV recovery during the 6MWT. A total of 53 patients with COPD were assigned to either an HRVB group (n = 26) or a control group (n = 27), both received standard medical care. The HRVB group also participated in one hour weekly for six weeks. All participants completed assessments using the COPD Self-Efficacy Scale, St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory-II, and Beck Anxiety Inventory pre-test and post-test. The 6MWT was administered to measure HRV during baseline, walking, and recovery stages. Significant improvements in self-efficacy and quality of life for the HRVB group, with a significant increase in post-test compared to pre-test and the control group. However, there were no significant differences in changes in depression and anxiety between the two groups. Additionally, the HRVB group exhibited a significant decrease in HRV reactivity and increased HRV recovery at the post-test compared to the pre-test. These findings indicated that HRVB effectively enhances self-efficacy and quality of life in patients with COPD while improving autonomic function. Therefore, HRVB could be a valuable component of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD.","PeriodicalId":47506,"journal":{"name":"Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143426454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effects of A Brief Resonance Frequency Breathing Exercise on Heart Rate Variability and Inhibitory Control in the Context of Generalised Anxiety Disorder.

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Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Pub Date : 2025-02-09 DOI: 10.1007/s10484-025-09687-0

David M Spalding, Toni Ejoor, Xiaochang Zhao, Daniele Bomarsi, Martina Ciliberti, Cristina Ottaviani, Milan Valášek, Colette Hirsch, Hugo D Critchley, Frances Meeten

{"title":"Effects of A Brief Resonance Frequency Breathing Exercise on Heart Rate Variability and Inhibitory Control in the Context of Generalised Anxiety Disorder.","authors":"David M Spalding, Toni Ejoor, Xiaochang Zhao, Daniele Bomarsi, Martina Ciliberti, Cristina Ottaviani, Milan Valášek, Colette Hirsch, Hugo D Critchley, Frances Meeten","doi":"10.1007/s10484-025-09687-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-025-09687-0","url":null,"abstract":"Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) is associated with cognitive and physiological symptoms including uncontrollable worry, inhibitory control deficits, and low heart rate variability (HRV). Literature linking HRV and inhibition in GAD is predominantly correlational. The present experiment investigated whether HRV has a causal role in maintaining inhibitory control. Participants (N = 135, 111 female) aged 18-37 reporting high levels of symptoms associated with GAD (GAD-7 scores ≥ 10; Penn State Worry Questionnaire scores ≥ 56) were assigned to an experimental or active control condition and completed baseline measures of HRV, respiration rate, and inhibitory control. The experimental condition completed resonance frequency breathing (RFB) training, and the control condition practiced breathing at their mean breathing rate before repeating the inhibitory control assessment. Participants also completed the breathing training before a behavioural worry task. The experimental condition was predicted to show increased HRV, alongside improved inhibitory control and better ability to stop worrying as compared to the control condition. HRV increased during the experimental condition, as compared to the control condition. However, there were no significant effects of RFB on inhibitory control or worry, or on HRV during the inhibitory control tasks. In conclusion, RFB can increase HRV in high GAD scorers, but further research is required to determine whether there is a relationship between increased HRV and symptoms of GAD in a single session experiment.","PeriodicalId":47506,"journal":{"name":"Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143383654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A Brief Biofeedback Training, Integrated with Breathing and Relaxation Exercises, in Treating Tinnitus Disorders within Routine Medical Care.

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Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Pub Date : 2025-02-06 DOI: 10.1007/s10484-025-09694-1

Chiara Buizza, Elena Franco, Alberto Ghilardi, Herald Cela

{"title":"A Brief Biofeedback Training, Integrated with Breathing and Relaxation Exercises, in Treating Tinnitus Disorders within Routine Medical Care.","authors":"Chiara Buizza, Elena Franco, Alberto Ghilardi, Herald Cela","doi":"10.1007/s10484-025-09694-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-025-09694-1","url":null,"abstract":"Tinnitus, a distressing condition, significantly impacts psycho-social functioning. While medical interventions have been the norm for treating tinnitus, few studies have explored the efficacy of psychological treatments and their enduring effects. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief biofeedback training program in alleviating perceived tinnitus handicap severity over a 3-month follow-up period. Engaging 431 tinnitus outpatients from a medical center, the study allocated the control group to treatment as usual, involving monthly visits to an otolaryngologist and specific pharmacological interventions. Concurrently, the experimental group participated in a brief biofeedback training, using Procomp Infinity by Thought Technology Ltd., an eight-channel computer-operated encoder, integrated with breathing and relaxation exercises. No biofeedback booster sessions were provided to the experimental group during the 3-month follow-up period. Changes in tinnitus severity were assessed using the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI). The analysis, conducted via ANCOVA, demonstrated that biofeedback, integrated with relaxation training and breathing exercises, had a positive impact on both the follow-up THI total score and its three sub-scales (Functional, Emotional, Catastrophic). Notably, the experimental group displayed reduced psycho-physiological parameters in all aspects compared to their baseline measurements at 3-month follow-up. This study's findings underline the effectiveness of non-pharmacological intervention in treating tinnitus. It had a positive impact on the emotional, functional, and physical dimensions of daily life affected by tinnitus.","PeriodicalId":47506,"journal":{"name":"Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143257056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Effect of Music on Resistance to Mental Fatigue: Evidence from the EEG Power Spectrum.

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Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Pub Date : 2025-01-31 DOI: 10.1007/s10484-025-09691-4

Jin Liu, Tingting He, Zhigang Hu

{"title":"The Effect of Music on Resistance to Mental Fatigue: Evidence from the EEG Power Spectrum.","authors":"Jin Liu, Tingting He, Zhigang Hu","doi":"10.1007/s10484-025-09691-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-025-09691-4","url":null,"abstract":"To evaluate the efficacy of listening to music in alleviating mental fatigue among healthy participants and to explore the neural evidence for this phenomenon via electroencephalography (EEG).Methods: A total of 30 participants were recruited and randomly assigned to either the music group or the control group. Mental fatigue was induced in both groups using a 30-minute Stroop task. Following this task, the music group listened to relaxing music for 20 min, whereas the control group sat quietly for the same duration. Measurements were taken at three time points: before the Stroop task, immediately after the Stroop task, and after the 20-minute intervention period. Visual analogue scale (VAS) scores and 3-minute resting-state EEG signals were collected at each time point.Results: The data indicated that listening to music significantly reduced mental fatigue. VAS scores decreased more in the music group than in the control group (P = 0.031). The EEG iAPF showed significant recovery in the music group (P < 0.0001). Delta power in the frontal region decreased significantly postintervention in the music group (P = 0.011). Theta and alpha power also decreased significantly in the music group across multiple brain regions (all Ps < 0.0076), with no significant changes observed in beta power.Conclusion: These findings highlight the potential of listening to relaxing music as a noninvasive and enjoyable intervention for mitigating the effects of mental fatigue. Moreover, iAPF, theta, and alpha power can serve as reliable biomarkers for assessing mental fatigue and the restorative effects of interventions such as music.","PeriodicalId":47506,"journal":{"name":"Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143075502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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