Social Interaction Moderates the Relationship Between Depressive Mood and Heart Rate Variability: Evidence From an Ambulatory Monitoring Study

Objective: There is considerable evidence that depressive mood is related to lower parasympathetic control of the heart, thus increasing cardiovascular risk. However, little is known about social factors (e.g., social affiliation) that might moderate this relationship. Design: The authors examined w...

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