Influence of apologies and trait hostility on recovery from anger

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 347-358

  Anderson, Jeremy C ^a   Linden, Wolfgang ^a   Habra, Martine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apology; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular recovery; Heart rate; Hostility

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; AROUSAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 33746581759     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-006-9062-7     Document Type: Article

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