Physiological stress response of young adults exposed to bullying during adolescence

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 617-624

  Hamilton, Lisa Dawn ^a   Newman, Matthew L ^b   Delville, Carol L ^a   Delville, Yvon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Autonomic response; Cardiovascular response; Cortisol; Depression; Learned helplessness; Puberty; Sex differences; Social stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANGER; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EARLY LIFE STRESS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CRITICAL PERIOD (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56249120925     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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