The effects of the spontaneous presence of a spouse/partner and others on cardiovascular reactions to an acute psychological challenge

Psychophysiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 633-640

  Phillips, Anna C ^a   Carroll, Douglas ^a   Hunt, Kate ^b   Der, Geoff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute stress; Blood pressure; Heart rate; Presence of spouse partner; Reactivity; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33750438823     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2006.00462.x     Document Type: Article

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