How fair treatment affects saliva cortisol release in stressed low and high type-A behavior individuals

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 547-555

  Vermunt, Riël ^a,b   Peeters, Yvette ^a   Berggren, Karl ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^c Capio Diagnostik AB ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behavior type; Procedural fairness; Saliva cortisol; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALIVA; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TYPE A BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SALIVA; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TYPE A PERSONALITY;

EID: 36249031464     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2007.00593.x     Document Type: Article

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