Social support and ambulatory blood pressure: An examination of both receiving and giving

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 328-336

  Piferi, Rachel L ^a,b   Lawler, Kathleen A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure; Giving; Social network

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33748962360     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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