Electrodermal signatures of stress during tactical law enforcement training
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: = .031, d = 0.86), with shorter post-training latency in Controls and stable latency in Experimental. Findings indicate that officer recruit tactical performance can be predicted from electrodermal dynamics measured during scenario-based training, and that performance improvement can be predicted from stress regulation dynamics. Finally, a brief biofeedback-based breathing intervention significantly slowed down the threat-triggered sympathetic arousal. The results support the use of biofeedback-based stress interventions in recruit training to shape autonomic responses and improve tactical performance.
Source: Stress
Authors: Marcelo Bigliassi, Jesse Curtis, Vivian Vu Yasutake, Kevin Acosta, Dawna Bagherian, Robert Laing, Melis Yilmaz Balban
Institutions: Florida International University, Brigham Young University
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,175
Funder: National Science Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W7204159268