Relative effects of harassment, frustration, and task characteristics on cardiovascular reactivity

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-173

  García León, Ana ^a   Reyes Del Paso, Gustavo A ^a   Robles, Humbelina ^b   Vila, Jaime ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active coping; Anger; Cardiovascular reactivity; Competition; Frustration; Harassment; Task characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PULSE RATE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANGER; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0037309208     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(02)00124-1     Document Type: Article

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