Engagement and arousal: Optimism's effects during a brief stressor

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 111-120

  Nes, Lise Solberg ^a   Segerstrom, Suzanne C ^a   Sephton, Sandra E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Heart rate; Optimism; Persistence; Skin conductance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; STRESS;

EID: 11144291474     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204271319     Document Type: Article

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