Journal article
Hopelessness is associated with decreased heart rate variability during championship chess games.
- Schwarz AM Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Division Lory, University of Berne Medical School, Berne, Switzerland.
- Schächinger H
- Adler RH
- Goetz SM
- 2003-07-29
Published in:
- Psychosomatic medicine. - 2003
Adolescent
Adult
Emotions
Heart Rate
Humans
Male
Play and Playthings
Stress, Psychological
Sympathetic Nervous System
Telemetry
Vagus Nerve
English
OBJECTIVE
Clinical observations suggest that negative affects such as helplessness/hopelessness (HE/HO) may induce autonomic duration; affects were assessed for every move after reconstruction of the games. In all games compiled, 18 situation of intense confidence/optimism and 20 of intense helplessness/hopelessness were observed.
RESULTS
Intense affects of HE/HO were associated with decreasing HF-HRV (Fisher exact test, p =.003), increasing "nervousness" (p =.0005), decreasing "optimism" (p =.0005), and decreasing "calmness" (p =.0005).
CONCLUSIONS
Investigation of championship chess game players with an ELO strength > or = 2300 in a natural field setting revealed increasing HE/HO being associated with reduced HF-HRV suggestive of vagal withdrawal. Thus, our data may help link negative mood states, autonomic nervous system disturbances, and cardiac events.
Clinical observations suggest that negative affects such as helplessness/hopelessness (HE/HO) may induce autonomic duration; affects were assessed for every move after reconstruction of the games. In all games compiled, 18 situation of intense confidence/optimism and 20 of intense helplessness/hopelessness were observed.
RESULTS
Intense affects of HE/HO were associated with decreasing HF-HRV (Fisher exact test, p =.003), increasing "nervousness" (p =.0005), decreasing "optimism" (p =.0005), and decreasing "calmness" (p =.0005).
CONCLUSIONS
Investigation of championship chess game players with an ELO strength > or = 2300 in a natural field setting revealed increasing HE/HO being associated with reduced HF-HRV suggestive of vagal withdrawal. Thus, our data may help link negative mood states, autonomic nervous system disturbances, and cardiac events.
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1097/01.psy.0000075975.90979.2a
- PMID 12883118
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/965
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