Cardiovascular reactivity during positive and negative marital interactions

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 505-519

  Nealey Moore, Jill B ^a   Smith, Timothy W ^b   Uchino, Bert N ^b   Hawkins, Melissa W ^c   Olson Cerny, Chrisana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular reactivity; Impedance cardiography; Interpersonal circumplex; Marital conflict; Marital interaction; Psychosocial risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PREEJECTION PERIOD; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36448958025     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-007-9124-5     Document Type: Article

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