This study aimed to investigate whether the experience of ASMR improved mood and reduced arousal in clinical people with and without insomnia and depression symptoms.

The effects of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) videos on arousal and mood in adults with and without depression and insomnia.

Those who experience ASMR had significantly higher trait anxiety than those who don’t experience ASMR.

New Mexico Highlands University

People who experience ASMR had significantly higher levels of openness-to- experience, and neuroticism, and significantly lower levels of conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness.

ASMR and Personality

Eid, C. M., Hamilton, C., & Greer, J. M. H. (2022). Untangling the tingle: Investigating the association between the Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR), neuroticism, and trait & state anxiety. PLoS ONE, 17(2).

Untangling the tingle: Investigating the
association between the Autonomous
Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR),
neuroticism, and trait & state anxiety

ASMR and Anxiety

For those who experience ASMR and are low in conscientiousness, their heart rate (HR) more often decreases than those who don’t experience ASMR. For those low in conscientiousness, increased EDA, decreased theta power, and increased beta power may show that ASMR relates to arousal and focused attention.

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