Cardiovascular Correlates of Emotional Expression and Suppression: Do Content and Gender Context Matter?

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 771-792

  Mendes, Wendy Berry ^a,c   Reis, Harry T ^b   Seery, Mark D ^a   Blascovich, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AFFECT; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0037659538     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.84.4.771     Document Type: Review

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