Diminished vagally mediated heart rate variability in a compassion-eliciting task in intimate partner violence offenders

Isabel R. Moreno, Rúben Sousa, Javier Comes-Fayos, Sara Bressanutti, Concepción Blasco-Ros, Daniel Rijo, Marisol Lila, Ángel Romero-Martínez and Luis Moya-Albiol

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2023, vol. 87, issue C

Abstract: Recent research has identified different psychobiological mechanisms underlying Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). However, vagally mediated heart rate variability (vmHRV), a measure of parasympathetic activity, has been scarcely studied in IPV perpetrators. Low vmHRV activity has been found to be associated with maladaptive emotion regulation strategies and negative affect, whereas high vmHRV functioning has been related to higher social engagement, positive affect, prosocial behavior and compassion.

Keywords: Vagally mediated heart rate variability; Autonomic nervous system; Intimate partner violence; Compassion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2023.102083

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