Effects of social anxiety and evaluative threat on cardiovascular responses to active performance situations

Biological Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-74

  Gramer, Margit ^a   Saria, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Active coping; Cognitive appraisal; Evaluative threat; Social anxiety; Task engagement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MENTAL TASK; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ANXIETY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT;

ADULT; AFFECT; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPEECH;

EID: 33751197712     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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