Abstract Survival of many species, from insects and birds to human non-human mammals, requires synchronized activity. Among humans, synchrony occurs even at the level autonomic functioning; people interacting often show mutual, simultaneous changes in activity sympathetic or parasympathetic branches nervous system. Critically, reactivity predicts mental states and, when synchronized, may reflect higher-order social processes like affiliation. Here, using data 134 strangers pairs, we...

There exists a wealth of evidence that athletes must regulate their emotions for optimal performance and wellbeing. In addition to athletes' attempts own emotions, they may also attempt each other's (interpersonal emotion regulation). Though self- interpersonal regulation likely co-occur, previous research has not explored how these strategies concurrently impact outcomes. the current study, we examined whether emotional self-regulation receipt from teammates were related anxiety goal...

Objective The Brief Perceived Ethnic Discrimination Questionnaire-Community Version (PEDQ-CVB) is a widely used, multidimensional measure of exposure to ethnic/racial discrimination. PEDQ-CVB has not been previously validated for use with American Indians, who have endured unique history colonization, cultural oppression, and ongoing This study examined the measurement invariance in Indians (AIs) 4 other groups. Additional analyses assessed scale's convergent discriminant validity provided...

Receiving social support is often related to adaptive outcomes for athletes, such as reduced stress and greater wellbeing. Nevertheless, in some cases, receiving may not reduce, or even heighten, reactions. Thus, research needed better understand the complex dynamics of processes among athletes. Though substantial has examined sport, majority these studies relied on self-report measures; there a lack information about actual interactions that constitute exchanges teammates. This study sought...

Group processes are important for promoting relational and performance-related outcomes in sport; however, research exploring emotional physiological synchrony performance is rare. The objective of this study was to examine perceived synchrony, among male volleyball players using a naturalistic uncontrolled prospective case approach over nine practices. Athletes participated coach-led pre-practice group visualization routine, while their heart rate variability were continuously monitored....

Abstract A growing body of research has associated the practice meditation with development character strengths. Sahaja Yoga (SY) is a spiritual designed to help people develop set The primary goal current work determine whether practitioners SY endorse signature Using VIA Inventory Strengths 120, we conducted survey measure strengths among 310 daily and compared them matched sample from database Institute on Character. Practitioners endorsed seven strengths, relative non-meditators:...

Objectives: To examine age differences in the association between discrimination and depressive symptoms among urban American Indians Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Methods: A sample of 303 AI/AN (18–78 years old) reported on lifetime past-week experiences racial symptoms. Depressive were regressed discrimination, age, their interaction, adjusting for demographic factors other life stressors. Results: Lifetime significantly associated with symptoms, these associations stronger younger than older...

The present study explores physiological linkage (i.e., any form of statistical interdependence between the signals interacting partners; PL) using data from 65 same-sex, same ethnicity stranger dyads. Participants completed a knot-tying task with either cooperative or competitive framing while talking remaining silent. Autonomic nervous system activity was measured continuously by electrocardiograph for both individuals during interaction. Using recently developed R package rties ), we...

Abstract Background Racial/ethnic discrimination has been linked to poor health outcomes. Effects of on behaviors, including patterns food consumption, may contribute Purpose We examined relations consumption healthy and unhealthy foods in two diverse samples. Structural equation modeling was used examine variations associations by the timing type discrimination, for vs. food, sample. Methods Study 1 included a racially ethnically sample adults from New York City (NYC: N = 157); 2 American...

Abstract Background Sleep impairment may be a key pathway through which discrimination undermines health. Links between and sleep in American Indians Alaska Natives (AI/AN) have not been established. Further, it is unclear if such links might depend on the timing of or socioeconomic status (SES) buffer impact discrimination. Purpose To investigate associations interpersonal urban AI/AN, for both lifetime recent discrimination, controlling other life stressors. Education income, indices SES,...

Sexual minorities—people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, etc.—experience unique forms of discrimination. Yet few validated measures assess sexual minority discrimination, and none allow for comparison with other I examined an adaption the Brief Perceived Ethnic Discrimination Questionnaire-Community Version (PEDQ-CVB) use minorities (PSMDQ-CVB). participants complete PSMDQ-CVB online in addition to harassment, identity, well-being (N = 528). Exploratory factor analysis found that...

Through processes of colonization, American Indians and Alaskan Natives (AI/AN) have faced continuous, ongoing efforts to diminish their unique ethnic identities. Maintaining a robust identity may shield against harms related such as discrimination. Ethnic discrimination is psychosocial stressor with implications for the reactivity our main stress axis, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. However, whether identification buffers remains unclear. The current study examined...

Racial discrimination is conceptualized as an acute and chronic stressor. Like other stressors, lab-based studies demonstrate effects of discrimination-related stressors on stress-related cardiovascular outcomes, including total cardiac output, blood pressure, indices sympathetic parasympathetic nervous system activity. Critically, it important to understand how individual social factors buffer the experience race-related stress. The current study extends existing work by measuring stress...

Interpersonal similarity attracts. In intergroup contexts, however, between groups potentiates bias. The current study examined whether versus dissimilarity engenders cross-group friendship formation. We used an essay-writing paradigm to manipulate perceived or the ethnic of participants prior a dyadic interaction that involved competitive party game. During interaction, we continuously recorded physiological and behavioral responses from both participants. derive measure synchrony: mutual...