TABLE 4.

TableCorrelations among physiological variables.

	Physical stressor				Emotional stressor
	Reactivity		Recovery		Reactivity		Recovery
	RSA	HP	RSA	HP	RSA	HP	RSA	HP
Vagal efficiency	0.15	−0.51***	–0.10	0.48***	–0.03	0.07	0.04	0.04
Physical stressor
RSA reactivity		0.45***	−0.45***	0.15	−0.26**	–0.14	0.16*	–0.03
HP reactivity			−0.35***	−0.45***	0.06	−0.21**	−0.16*	0.05
RSA recovery				0.48***	–0.09	0.04	−0.16*	–0.09
HP recovery					−0.34***	0.00	0.06	–0.14
Emotional stressor
RSA reactivity						0.42***	−0.46***	–0.10
HP reactivity							–0.08	−0.41***
RSA recovery								0.40***

Vagal efficiency was calculated for the physical stressor.

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.