Date of Award
11-7-2015
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Psychology
Keywords
Affective Processes, Athletes, Concussion, Emotion, Startle response
Supervisor
Abeare, Christopher
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Mild traumatic brain injury is associated with new onset emotional symptoms (Caroll et al., 2014; Konrad et al., 2011). This study will address a gap in the literature by examining the relationship between mTBI, autonomic arousal, and emotional symptoms in the acute phase of a concussion in athletes. In this pilot study, skin conduction and heart rate changes in response to emotional stimuli were measured in 25 undergraduate controls. Results indicate that emotional valence of facial expressions did not elicit the expected differential physiological responses as suggested by previous research, but habituation to an acoustic startle over repeated exposures was observed. Changes to the protocol for future research with concussed athletes are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Keatley, Eva, "Emotional Responses Following Sports-Related Concussion; a pilot study with controls" (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5502.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/5502