TAP reading note: Physiological concomitants of perseverative cognition: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Across experimental and correlational studies, perseverative cognition was linked to differences in cardiovascular measures, cortisol and HRV. Associations depended on the parameter, design and measurement conditions.
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What the study found
Across experimental and correlational studies, perseverative cognition was linked to differences in cardiovascular measures, cortisol and HRV. Associations depended on the parameter, design and measurement conditions.
Scope & limitations
60 eligible studies of physiological correlates of perseverative cognition in healthy participants.
Experimental inductions and observational associations answer different questions. The synthesis does not show that any particular thought causes long-term disease or establish one recovery measure.
Population & sample
60 eligible studies of physiological correlates of perseverative cognition in healthy participants.
Exposure or intervention
Worry and rumination, including experimentally induced and naturally reported perseverative cognition.
Outcomes
Blood pressure, heart rate, cortisol and heart rate variability, analyzed separately.
Time frame
Measurement durations varied and were examined as a moderator; no universal recovery interval.
Research funding
Not yet checked against the full publication.
Research conflicts of interest
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Reading scope
Based on the original publication’s abstract and bibliographic record. This is a selected reading note, not a systematic appraisal.
References
Publication record
TAP-RDN-0017 · v0.1 · English
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