The Influence of the Children's Inner Health Picture on their Heart Rate Regulation

The main problem of the children's health in Russia now is the large number of children with weak health from the birth. The purpose of the research was to analyze the connection between conscious attitude to the health and cardiac rhythm regulation in emotional situation. 82 pupils of the primary school were participants (9.1±0.5 years old) and their parents. Children answered the questions about health using the questionnaire about inner health picture. The records of the heart rate variability were made in two experimental conditions: in the quiet and emotional one. SPSS program were used for the data analysis. We have shown that the higher level of the inner health picture child has the better is heart rate central regulation.