Interactive effects of trait hostility and anger expression on cardiovascular reactivity in young men

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 181-191

  Bongard, Stephen ^a,b,c   Al'Absi, Mustafa ^b,c   Lovallo, William R ^b,c  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger expression; Blood pressure; Hostility; Mental stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANGER; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY TESTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 0032030601     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(97)00095-0     Document Type: Article

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