Optimism, positive affectivity, and salivary cortisol

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 467-484

  Lai, Julian C L ^a   Evans, Phil D ^b   Ng, Sik Hung ^a   Chong, Alice M L ^a   Siu, Oswald T ^a   Chan, Cecilia L W ^c   Ho, Samuel M Y ^c   Ho, Rainbow T H ^c   Chan, Plato ^c   Chan, Charles C ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINESE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTIMISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SALIVA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AFFECT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SALIVA; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 27644512040     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910705X26083     Document Type: Article

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