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Search of new approaches towards studying psychosomatic correlations in anthropology: third stage of the study

Fedotova T.K. (1), Gorbacheva A.K. (1), Sukhova A.V. (1), Kovaleva A.V. (2), Kuzmina T.I. (3), Panova E.N. (2)

1) Lomonosov Moscow State University, Anuchin Institute and Museum of Anthropology, Mokhovaya st., 11, Moscow, 125009, Russia; 2) Anokhin Institute of Normal physiology, Baltiyskaya st., 8, Moscow, 125315, Russia; 3) Moscow City University of Psychology and Education, Sretenka st., 29, Moscow, 127051, Russia

Fedotova Tatiana Konstantinovna, PhD, D. Sc., e-mail: tatiana.fedotova@mail.ru; Gorbacheva Anna Konstantinovna, PhD, e-mail: angoria@yandex.ru; Sukhova Alla Vladimirovna, PhD, e-mail: alla-sukhova@bk.ru; Kovaleva Anastasiya Vladimirovna, PhD, e-mail: anastasia_kovaleva@hotmail.com; Kuzmina Tatiana Ivanovna. PhD, e-mail: ta-1@list.ru; Panova Elena Nikolaevna, e-mail: neiropsychology@yandex.ru

Abstract

Introduction. In continuation of series of investigations of constitutional integrity of the organism the analysis associations of psychophysiological, psychosomatic and somatophysiological traits was held in the sample of healthy young females. Material and methods. The sample is compact in age and professional aspects and includes 130 female students psychologists aged 18-20 years. The research program includes 18 standard anthropometric dimensions, among them skeletal indices, girths, skinfolds, body mass and head circumference. The number of EEG parameters includes power and coherence parameters in 7-9, 9-11, 11-13, 13-15 Hz alpha bands in frontal, temporal and occipital cuts, 52 parameters as a whole, in awaking state. Psychological part of study includes 10 parameters, among them tests for determination of the level of situational and personal anxiety according to Spilberger scale, questionnaire for evaluating of vegetative lability,questionnaire for evaluating of self-regulation ability. To get the integrative view of associations of three systems of traits factor analysis was held for three common sets of traits in different combinations: somatic and EEG parameters; somatic and psychological parameters; EEG and psychological parameters; all three systems of traits simultaneously. Results. Relative independance of intragroup variability of three systems of traits is shown – somatic, psychological and EEG. The independance of variability inside each of the systems is shown: longitudinal skeletal dimension and dimensions, connected with adiposity inside somatic system; power and coherence parameters inside EEG set, coherence in different subbands of alpha band, coherence for frontal-occipital and temporal cuts - inside physioilogical system. The inverse association of personal anxiety and self-regulation parameters is shown inside the psychological system. Discussion. The results support the basic biological conceptions of urgency of relaxation of genetic correlations between different systems of traits as the necessary condition of integrity and plasticity of the organism through the vital activity. In turn «fractionating» of parameters inside each system (morphological, physiological, psychological), fixed in the course of factor analysis, witnesses to the different degree of genetic influence on parameters inside one system, different balance and specificity of genetic and environment influence on formation of parameters, different environment circumstances, contributing to development of parameters.

Keywords

anthropometric dimensions; psychometrics; power and coherence EEG parameters in alpha band; female students aged 18-20 years

DOI: 10.32521/2074-8132.2018.3.061-079

Цит.: Fedotova T.K., Gorbacheva A.K., Sukhova A.V., Kovaleva A.V., Kuzmina T.I., Panova E.N. Search of new approaches towards studying psychosomatic correlations in anthropology: third stage of the study // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2018; 3/2018; с. 61-79

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