1. Sex of Subject and Absorption Capacity as Correlates of Biofeedback Response
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Patricia A. Rupert, Keith A. Baird, and Michael W. Tetkoski
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Social Psychology ,medicine.medical_treatment ,digestive, oral, and skin physiology ,Cognitive anxiety ,Biofeedback ,behavioral disciplines and activities ,humanities ,body regions ,Biofeedback training ,Clinical Psychology ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Muscle tension ,medicine ,Absorption capacity ,Anxiety ,medicine.symptom ,Psychology ,psychological phenomena and processes - Abstract
The present study investigated the role of sex of subject and absorption capacity in mediating response to electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback training. Subjects were 25 high-absorption and 22 low-absorption males and females, who were assigned to either a biofeedback training group or a no-biofeedback control group. Changes in muscle tension levels and anxiety levels were monitored over the course of two training sessions. The results indicated that absorption capacity was not significantly related to ability to use biofeedback for muscle tension reduction. Significant sex differences in response to biofeedback, however, were apparent: Females were significantly aided in muscle tension by biofeedback, whereas males reduced muscle tension equally with or without biofeedback. Females also reported less cognitive anxiety in response to biofeedback.
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- 1986
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