Table 3.
Results of Regression Analyses of HF-HRV and Measures of Wellbeing and Personality
| Outcome Variable | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | η2 | β | η2p | β | η2p | β | η2p | |
| Personality Traits | ||||||||
| Agency | −0.01 [−0.04,0.03] |
0.0001 | 0.01 [−0.02,0.05] |
0.0004 | 0.01 [−0.02,0.04] |
0.0003 | 0.01 [−0.03,0.06] |
0.0003 |
| Agreeableness | −0.01 [−0.04,0.01] |
0.0008 | −0.00 [−0.03,0.02] |
0.0001 | −0.00 [−0.03,0.02] |
0.0000 | −0.00 [−0.04,0.03] |
0.0000 |
| Contentiousness | −0.01 [−0.03,0.02] |
0.0004 | −0.01 [−0.03,0.02] |
0.0004 | −0.01 [−0.03,0.02] |
0.0003 | −0.01 [−0.04,0.02] |
0.0004 |
| Extraversion | −0.01 [−0.04,0.02] |
0.0009 | −0.00 [−0.03,0.02] |
0.0001 | −0.01 [−0.04,0.02] |
0.0002 | −0.01 [−0.05,0.03] |
0.0002 |
| Neuroticism | −0.00 [−0.03,0.03] |
0.0000 |
−0.04* [−0.07,–0.01] |
0.0055 | −0.03 [−0.06,0.01] |
0.0037 | −0.04 [−0.08,0.01] |
0.0032 |
| Openness | −0.00 [−0.03,0.02] |
0.0000 | 0.00 [−0.02,0.03] |
0.0000 | 0.00 [−0.02,0.03] |
0.0001 | 0.00 [−0.03,0.04] |
0.0001 |
| Hedonic Wellbeing | ||||||||
| Negative Affect | −0.01 [−0.04,0.01] |
0.0010 |
−0.04** [−0.07,−0.01] |
0.0084 |
−0.03* [−0.06,−0.01] |
0.0059 |
−0.04* [−0.07,−0.01] |
0.0056 |
| PANAS Negative Affect | −0.02 [−0.04,0.01] |
0.0018 |
−0.05*** [−0.07,−0.02] |
0.0148 |
−0.04*** [−0.07,−0.02] |
0.0120 |
−0.05** [−0.08,−0.02] |
0.0115 |
| Positive Affect | 0.00 [−0.03,0.04] |
0.0001 | 0.03 [−0.00,0.07] |
0.0039 | 0.03 [−0.01,0.06] |
0.0029 | 0.03 [−0.01,0.08] |
0.0026 |
| PANAS Positive Affect | −0.02 [−0.06,0.01] |
0.0014 | 0.01 [−0.03,0.05] |
0.0002 | 0.01 [−0.03,0.04] |
0.0001 | 0.00 [−0.04,0.05] |
0.0000 |
| Psychological Wellbeing | ||||||||
| Autonomy | −0.30 [−0.64, 0.03] |
0.0033 | −0.10 [−0.44,0.24] |
0.0003 | −0.08 [−0.43,0.27] |
0.0002 | −0.12 [−0.56,0.32] |
0.0003 |
| Environmental Mastery | −0.18 [−0.56, 0.19] |
0.0010 | 0.24 [−0.14,0.61] |
0.0016 | 0.19 [−0.19,0.56] |
0.0010 | 0.21 [−0.26,0.69] |
0.0008 |
| Personal Growth | 0.06 [−0.27,0.39] |
0.0001 | 0.14 [−0.20,0.47] |
0.0007 | 0.11 [−0.23,0.45] |
0.0005 | 0.12 [−0.31,0.55] |
0.0003 |
| Positive Relations | −0.20 [−0.54,0.14] |
0.0014 | 0.08 [−0.26,0.42] |
0.0002 | 0.06 [−0.29,0.40] |
0.0001 | 0.05 [−0.39,0.49] |
0.0001 |
| Self-Acceptance | 0.01 [−0.40, 0.41] |
0.0000 | 0.35 [−0.06,0.76] |
0.0029 | 0.29 [−0.12,0.70] |
0.0020 | 0.24 [−0.28,0.76] |
0.0018 |
| Purpose In Life | 0.09 [−0.23, 0.41] |
0.0003 | 0.23 [−0.10,0.56] |
0.0019 | 0.19 [−0.14,0.52] |
0.0013 | 0.23 [−0.19,0.65] |
0.0012 |
β: Estimate of Change in Outcome Variable for 1 unit increase in log HF HRV (95% Confidence Interval)
η2: Eta-squared (Subscript “p” denotes partial)
Model 1: Unadjusted for Any Covariates
Model 2: Adjusted for Sex, Age, BMI, Site, Menstrual Status, Exercise, and Smoking
Model 3: Adjusted for Sex, Age, BMI, Site, Menstrual Status, Exercise, Smoking, Medications affecting Parasympathetic Activity positively or negatively, Any Heart Trouble, History of Stroke, Parkinson’s, and Any Other Neurological Condition.
Model 4: Adjusted for Sex, Age, BMI, Site, Menstrual Status, Exercise, Smoking, Medications affecting Parasympathetic Activity positively or negatively, Any Heart Trouble, History of Stroke, Parkinson’s, and Any Other Neurological Condition, and Corrected for Respiration Rate.
P-value<.05
P-value<.01
P-value<.001