When couples’ hearts beat together: Synchrony in heart rate variability during conflict predicts heightened inflammation throughout the day

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dc.citation.firstpage107en_US
dc.citation.journalTitlePsychoneuroendocrinologyen_US
dc.citation.lastpage116en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber93en_US
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Stephanie J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBailey, Brittney E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJaremka, Lisa M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFagundes, Christopher P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAndridge, Rebeccaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMalarkey, William B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGates, Kathleen M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKiecolt-Glaser, Janice K.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-28T16:10:12Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-08-28T16:10:12Zen_US
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.description.abstractHostile conflict in marriage can increase risks for disease and mortality. Physiological synchrony between partners-e.g., the linkage between their autonomic fluctuations-appears to capture engagement, or an inability to disengage from an exchange, and thus may amplify the health risks of noxious interactions such as marital conflict. Prior work has not examined the unique health correlates of this physiological signature. To test associations between couples' heart rate variability (HRV) synchrony during conflict and inflammation, 43 married couples engaged in a marital problem discussion while wearing heart monitors and provided four blood samples; they repeated this protocol at a second visit. When couples' moment-to-moment HRV changes tracked more closely together during conflict, they had higher levels of three inflammatory markers (i.e., IL-6, stimulated TNF-α, and sVCAM-1) across the day. Stronger HRV synchrony during conflict also predicted greater negative affect reactivity. Synchrony varied within couples, and was related to situational factors rather than global relationship traits. These data highlight partners' HRV linkage during conflict as a novel social-biological pathway to inflammation-related disease.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWilson, Stephanie J., Bailey, Brittney E., Jaremka, Lisa M., et al.. "When couples’ hearts beat together: Synchrony in heart rate variability during conflict predicts heightened inflammation throughout the day." <i>Psychoneuroendocrinology,</i> 93, (2018) Elsevier: 107-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.04.017.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.04.017en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/107371en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rightsThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Elsevier.en_US
dc.subject.keywordCouplesen_US
dc.subject.keywordHealthen_US
dc.subject.keywordInflammationen_US
dc.subject.keywordMarital conflicten_US
dc.subject.keywordSynchronyen_US
dc.titleWhen couples’ hearts beat together: Synchrony in heart rate variability during conflict predicts heightened inflammation throughout the dayen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.publicationpost-printen_US
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