Psychological stress, appraisal, emotion and cardiovascular response in a public speaking task

Psychology and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 353-368

  Feldman, Pamela J ^a   Cohen, Sheldon ^b   Hamrick, Natalie ^b   Lepore, Stephen J ^b  

^a World University Service   (United Kingdom)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Cardiovascular response; Emotion; Personality; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042642745     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0887044042000193497     Document Type: Review

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