Anger expression and essential hypertension: Behavioral response to confrontation

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-118

  Larkin, Kevin T ^a   Zayfert, Claudia ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anger; Anger expression; Assertiveness; Cardiovascular reactivity; Essential hypertension; Eye contact

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PULSE PRESSURE; ROLE PLAYING; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 1342329248     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00066-7     Document Type: Article

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