Adolescents' attachment orientation influences ambulatory blood pressure responses to everyday social interactions

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 253-261

  Gallo, Linda C ^a,c   Matthews, Karen A ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Ambulatory blood pressure; Attachment style; Ecological momentary assessment; Social environment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CAUCASIAN; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEART RATE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 33646688886     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000204633.33599.81     Document Type: Article

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