On the importance of relationship quality: The impact of ambivalence in friendships on cardiovascular functioning

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 278-290

  Holt Lunstad, Julianne ^a   Uchino, Bert N ^b   Smith, Timothy W ^b   Hicks, Angela ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ARRHYTHMIA; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34447249777     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02879910     Document Type: Article

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