Cultural differences in the impact of social support on psychological and biological stress responses

Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 831-837

  Taylor, Shelley E ^a   Welch, William T ^a,c   Kim, Heejung S ^b   Sherman, David K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ASIAN AMERICAN; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALIVA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRITING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SALIVA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WRITING;

EID: 34548249767     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01987.x     Document Type: Article

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