Influence of time pressure and verbal provocation on physiological and psychological reactions during work with a computer mouse

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 257-263

  Wahlstrom J ^a   Hagberg, M ^a   Johnson, P W ^b   Svensson, J ^a   Rempel, D ^c  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Input device; Physiological reactions; Stress; Video display terminal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FORCE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRESSURE AND TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STRESS; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WORK; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EXERCISE; FINGER; HEART; MECHANICAL STRESS; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SHOULDER; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; WORKLOAD; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; EXERTION; FEMALE; FINGERS; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHOULDER; STRESS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WORKLOAD; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 0036655005     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-002-0611-7     Document Type: Article

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