The influence of voice volume, pitch, and speech rate on progressive relaxation training: Application of methods from speech pathology and audiology

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-185

  Knowlton, Glenn E ^a   Larkin, Kevin T ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Muscle tension; Progressive relaxation training; Speech pathology and audiology; Vocal characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE TONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PITCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SELF REPORT; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH RATE; TENSION; VOICE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDERS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; RELAXATION THERAPY; SPEECH; SPEECH DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VOICE;

EID: 33748307564     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-006-9014-6     Document Type: Article

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