title: Brief report: emotion regulation and respiratory sinus arrhythmia in autism spectrum disorder.
abstract: Emotion regulation (ER) may be an important transdiagnostic factor for understanding mental and behavioral health given its association with several psychiatric disorders, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, there is limited research on ER in ASD, particularly using biomarkers such as respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA). The aim of the current study was to examine RSA among school-aged children with ASD in relation to symptoms of anxiety, executive functioning, and adaptive socialization skills. Results showed decreased RSA in children with ASD (relative to typically developing controls), reflecting decreased parasympathetic nervous system activity. In addition, decreased RSA was associated with increased symptoms of anxiety and lower socialization skills. These findings emphasize the need for interventions targeting emotional and arousal regulation in ASD.
authors.affiliation: Center for Autism Research, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3535 Market Street, Suite 860, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA, guyl1@email.chop.edu.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guy
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Souders
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bradstreet
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: DeLussey
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Herrington
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058028:Research Report; D065809:Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia / Q000502:physiology*; D012951:Socialization
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