The impact of forgiveness on cardiovascular reactivity and recovery

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-94

  Friedberg, Jennifer P ^a   Suchday, Sonia ^b   Shelov, Danielle V ^b  

^a Veterans Affairs NY Harbor Healthcare System Room 13051 C   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular reactivity; Forgiveness; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RECALL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 34447332527     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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