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Anticipatory autonomic response to a public speaking task in women
Jorge J. RicarteAlicia SalvadorEduvigis CarrilloLuis Moya-albiolJesús Gómez-amorEsperanza González-bonosubject
General NeuroscienceCognitionbehavioral disciplines and activitiesDevelopmental psychologyTask (project management)Autonomic nervous systemPublic speakingNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyHeart ratemedicineTrait anxietyAnxietymedicine.symptomPsychologySkin conductanceClinical psychologydescription
The aim of this research was to study anticipatory autonomic responses their relationship to trait anxiety. Twenty-three women prepared an evaluated speech (S-condition) and 22 women an evaluated essay (W-condition). Heart rate (HR), finger pulse volume (FPV) and skin conductance were recorded before, during and after preparation of the task and during task performance; state-anxiety was evaluated before and after the task. In the total sample, state-anxiety was higher in the S- than in W-condition and this anxiety increase was accompanied by FPV reductions. However, when the sample was split according to trait anxiety scores, HR during preparation and increases of state-anxiety were greater in S- than W-condition in only in high-anxious women. Results suggest that specificity of anticipatory HR response to a public speaking task in women is moderated by cognitive anxiety.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-07-01 | Biological Psychology |