The relationship of attachment insecurity to subjective stress and autonomic function during standardized acute stress in healthy adults

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 283-290

  Maunder, Robert G ^a,c   Lancee, William J ^a   Nolan, Robert P ^b   Hunter, Jonathan J ^a   Tannenbaum, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attachment theory; Heart rate variability; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33644659268     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.08.013     Document Type: Article

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