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标题：The Influence of Relaxation Training on Respiratory Variability and Self-Reported Relaxation
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作者：Ruth Wuyts ; Elke Vlemincx ; Ilse Van Diest 等
期刊名称：Journal of Experimental Psychopathology
电子版ISSN：2043-8087
出版年度：2015
卷号：6
期号：2
页码：185-205
DOI：10.5127/jep.038913
语种：English
出版社：SAGE Publications
摘要：From a dynamic systems perspective, healthy breathing is characterized by complex variability. However, slow regular breathing instructions are often included in relaxation techniques. This study investigates the influence of relaxation training on natural breathing dynamics. Spontaneous breathing was measured in healthy persons during 5 sessions of relaxation training without breathing instructions (N = 29) vs. during quiet sitting resembling spontaneous relaxation (N = 29). Each session started with 10 minutes baseline recordings and ended with a mental stressor and a recovery phase. Results showed no differences between conditions in subjective relaxation and mean respiratory parameters. However, structured breath-to-breath variability increased across sessions during baseline and stress in the relaxation group only. In the control group, total variability increased across sessions during stress without concomitant changes in structured variability. The results point to the importance of respiratory variability in breathing regulation and suggest integration of a dynamic systems perspective in relaxation research.
关键词：Respiration; Breathing regulation; Respiratory variability; Relaxation training; Dynamic Systems Perspective