Cortisol responses to marital conflict depend on marital interaction quality

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 207-227

  Fehm Wolfsdorf, Gabriele ^a   Groth, Thomas ^b   Kaiser, Andrea ^b   Hahlweg, Kurt ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood pressure (BP); Cortisol; Couples interaction; Negative interaction behavior; Psychoneuroendocrinology

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; COGNITION; CONFLICT; EMOTION; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF DISCLOSURE; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0033383543     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm0603_1     Document Type: Article

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