title: Effects of affective picture viewing on postural control in healthy male subjects.
abstract: Emotion theory holds that unpleasant events prime withdrawal actions, whereas pleasant events prime approach actions. Recent studies have suggested that passive viewing of emotion-eliciting images results in postural adjustments. The main objective of this research was to investigate the effects of emotional inputs on the postural control. Ten healthy young adults looked at a series of emotion-eliciting images while standing on a force plate. The images were taken from the International Affective Picture System (IAPS). The posture-stabilometric parameters were statistically analyzed (RM ANOVA on Ranks). The results showed that the emotional inputs might influence body balance.
authors: University G. D'Annunzio, Chieti, Ithaly. michele.dattilio@unich.it
authors: Michele
authors: M
authors: D'Attilio
authors: Daria
authors: D
authors: Rodolfino
authors: Michele
authors: M
authors: Abate
authors: Felice
authors: F
authors: Festa
authors: Arcangelo
authors: A
authors: Merla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology*; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult