Human affection exchange: XIV. Relational affection predicts resting heart rate and free cortisol secretion during acute stress

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 151-156

  Floyd, Kory ^a   Mikkelson, Alan C ^b   Tafoya, Melissa A ^a   Farinelli, Lisa ^a   La Valley, Angela G ^a   Judd, Jeff ^a   Davis, Kristin L ^a   Haynes, Mark T ^a   Wilson, Jason ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Whitworth College   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Affection; Cortisol; Heart rate; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ACUTE STRESS; ADULT; AFFECTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHESIS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; SALIVA LEVEL; STANDARD; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AFFECT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; REINFORCEMENT, VERBAL; SALIVA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33847211113     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/BMED.32.4.151-156     Document Type: Article

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