Does cardiovascular reactivity during speech reflect self-construction processes?

Psychology and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1123-1140

  Lyons, A C ^a   Spicer, J ^b   Tuffin, K ^b   Chamberlain, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular reactivity; Communication; Language; Self construction; Sense of self; Social constructionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347540286     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440008407371     Document Type: Article

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