The Effects of an Aversive Auditory Stimulus on Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Emotional Reactivity Based on Personality (Introversion/Extraversion) to Predict Self-Rated Health
| dc.contributor.advisor | Etherton, Joseph L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Allen, Claire | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Oberle, Crystal | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Turner, George M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-07-25T18:46:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-07-25T18:46:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to determine the emotional and physiological reactivity of an aversive, 60-second, auditory stimulus compared to a 60-second control stimulus as a function of extraversion. Blood pressure, heart rate, and current emotional state were measure pre and post stimulus. The changes in the participants’ scores on a self-rated emotional inventory provided a measure of emotional reactivity for this study. A measure of extraversion categorized participants accordingly and differences between these groups were analyzed. A measure of self-rated health was given and possible reasons for differences between groups are discussed. There were a total of 74 participants in this study. Based on a mean split of Eysenck Extraversion scores at 63.53, 32 (43.2%) participants fell into the extraversion group and 42 (56.8%) participants fell into the introversion group. The data were analyzed using mixed-measures ANOVAs. There were two significant findings: higher heart rates were recorded for the introversion group both pre and post stimulus, and the introversion group rated lower on the Self-Rated Health assessment. | |
| dc.description.department | Psychology | |
| dc.format | Text | |
| dc.format.extent | 58 pages | |
| dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Allen, C. (2012). The effects of an aversive auditory stimulus on blood pressure, heart rate, and emotional reactivity based on personality (introversion/extraversion) to predict self-rated health (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/4281 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | emotional reactivity | |
| dc.subject | aversive auditory stimulus | |
| dc.subject | personality | |
| dc.subject | physiological effects | |
| dc.title | The Effects of an Aversive Auditory Stimulus on Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Emotional Reactivity Based on Personality (Introversion/Extraversion) to Predict Self-Rated Health | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| thesis.degree.department | Psychology | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Health Psychology | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas State University-San Marcos | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts |