Reacting to and Recovering From a Stressful Situation: The Negative Affectivity-Physiological Arousal Relationship

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-22

  Zellars, Kelly L ^a   Meurs, James A ^b   Perrewé, Pamela L ^c   Kacmar, Charles J ^d   Rossi, Ana Maria ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^e Clinica de Stress e Biofeedback   (Brazil)

Author keywords

EMG; heart rate; negative affectivity; physiology; skin temperature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MUSCLE TONUS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 58749083402     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013823     Document Type: Article

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