Table 4 Results of the simple slopes analysis on the moderating effect of HRV (lnSDNN) in the prediction of PTSS (IES-R) from expressive suppression (ERQ-S) scores.

From: Reduced heart rate variability and expressive suppression interact to prospectively predict COVID-19 pandemic-related post-traumatic stress symptoms

lnSDNN

b

Std. Err

[95% CI]

t

p

− 0.87 (− 1 SD)

0.34

0.13

[1.39, 10.44]

2.62

0.01*

0.06 (Mean)

0.08

0.12

[− 2.85, 5.67]

0.67

0.51

0.98 (+ 1 SD)

− 0.18

0.21

[− 10.44, 4.26]

− 0.84

0.40

  1. lnSDNN natural logarithm of standard deviations of N–N intervals, SD standard deviation, CI confidence intervals.
  2. *p < 0.05.
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