Hostility and perceived social support: Interactive effects on cardiovascular reactivity to laboratory stressors

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-43

  Chen, Yung Y ^a   Gilligan, Suzanne ^a   Coups, Elliot J ^a   Contrada, Richard J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; RESEARCH; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 12844275914     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324796abm2901_6     Document Type: Article

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