覚醒度の異なるポジティブ感情がストレス抑制効果に与える影響

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The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of different levels of arousal of positive emotion (joy or relaxation relaxation) on inhibiting stress. Moreover, the gender difference of this effect was examined. A three-minute film was presented to participants () as priming to arouse positive emotion (high/low); afterwards, they were asked to finish a speech task in front of a video camera for 2 minutes. Stress as a dependent variable was measured by subjective emotional rating and heart rate. Participants () in whom emotion was not induced by the film were excluded from the analysis. The results indicated that those with high arousal of positive emotion had a lower heart rate during the speech task than those with low arousal of positive emotion. High arousal of positive emotion was associated with a higher stress inhibitory effect. Furthermore, a gender difference was found; women showed a higher heart rate than men during the speech task. In addition, women appeared to feel stress more readily than men during the speech task.