Lonely traits and concomitant physiological processes: The MacArthur social neuroscience studies

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 143-154

  Cacioppo, John T ^a   Ernst, John M ^b   Burleson, Mary H ^c   McClintock, Martha K ^a   Malarkey, William B ^d   Hawkley, Louise C ^d   Kowalewski, Ray B ^d   Paulsen, Alisa ^d   Hobson, J Allan ^e   Hugdahl, Kenneth ^f   Spiegel, David ^g   Berntson, Gary G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular reactivity; Heart rate; Loneliness; Salivary cortisol; Socially embedded

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LONELINESS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROSCIENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

HUMANS; LONELINESS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033965605     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(99)00049-5     Document Type: Article

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