GRanting Forgiveness or Harboring Grudges: Implications for Emotion, Physiology, and Health

Psychological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 117-123

  VanOyen Witvliet, Charlotte ^a   Ludwig, Thomas E ^b   Vander Laan, Kelly L ^b  

^a HOPE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMAGINATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0035288145     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00320     Document Type: Article

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