Sympathetic Arousal during a Touch-Based Healing Ritual Predicts Increased Well-Being

Table 3

Stepwise regression analysis for psychophysiological variables (changes from baseline to ritual) and age on changes in SQB scores.

Predictor variables				value
Dependent: ΔSQB (score)
Model	0.38
ΔSCL (sqrt μmho)		−0.619	−3.154	0.006
Excluded variables
ΔRR (min^−1)		0.344	1.628	0.124
ΔHR (min^−1)		0.102	0.508	0.619
ΔRMSSD		−0.155	−0.752	0.464
Age (<50/≥50 years)		−0.037	−0.175	0.864

SQD: Short Questionnaire on Current Disposition; SCL: skin conductance level; RR: respiratory rate; HR: heart rate; RMSSD: root mean square of successive differences.