Trait dominance and cardiovascular reactivity to social and non-social stressors: Gender-specific implications

Psychology and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 457-472

  Hughes, Brian M ^a   Callinan, Sheila ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular reactivity; Social and nonsocial stress; State anxiety; Trait dominance

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248569793     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14768320600976174     Document Type: Article

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