Conflict and Collaboration in Middle-Aged and Older Couples: II. Cardiovascular Reactivity During Marital Interaction

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 274-286

  Smith, Timothy W ^a   Uchino, Bert N ^a   Berg, Cynthia A ^a   Florsheim, Paul ^a   Pearce, Gale ^a   Hawkins, Melissa ^a   Henry, Nancy J M ^a   Beveridge, Ryan M ^a   Skinner, Michelle A ^a   Ko, Kelly J ^a   Olsen Cerny, Chrisanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; cardiovascular reactivity; heart rate variability; impedance cardiography; marital conflict

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PROBLEM SOLVING; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 66549093838     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016067     Document Type: Article

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