Regulation of emotions during experimental stress in alexithymia

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 649-656

  Connelly, Mark ^a   Denney, Douglas R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Emotion regulation; Negative affect; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE; STRESS; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34249342260     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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