Why egalitarianism might be good for your health: Physiological thriving during stressful intergroup encounters

Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 991-998

  Mendes, Wendy Berry ^a,f   Gray, Heather M ^b   Mendoza Denton, Rodolfo ^c   Major, Brenda ^d   Epel, Elissa S ^e  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CIVIL RIGHTS; COGNITION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALIVA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CIVIL RIGHTS; COGNITION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 35348939201     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.02014.x     Document Type: Article

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