Table 2 Linear models for observers’ stress reactivity (change score) as dependent variable; targets’ change score, categorial observer attachment classification (secure/insecure) and their interaction as predictors, for acute subjective stress, autonomous markers heart rate (HR) and high-frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV), and salivary cortisol.
From: Securely stressed: association between attachment and empathic stress in romantic couples
Subjective Stress | HR | HF-HRV | Cortisol | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intercept | 0.07 | 1.02 | 0.60 | 0.13 |
Target change score | − 0.11 | 0.43 | 0.31 | − 0.06 |
Observer attachment (categorial: secure/insecure) | − 0.23 | − 0.02 | − 0.03 | 0.36 |
Target change: AAI attachment (categorial: secure/insecure) | 0.05 | − 0.46 | − 0.30 | 0.61* |
BMI | – | − 0.04 | − 0.03 | – |
Sex | – | − 0.24 | 0.09 | − 0.43 |
Time of day | – | – | < 0.01 | |
R2 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.13 |
