Cardiovascular reactivity to a naturally occurring stressor: Development and psychometric evaluation of a psychophysiological assessment procedure

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 551-570

  Hazlett, Richard L ^a   Falkin, Shelley ^b   Lawhorn, William ^c   Friedman, Elizabeth ^d   Haynes, Stephen N ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular reactivity; Heart rate; Natural stressor; Psychophysiological assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; STRESS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 6844240231     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025566408046     Document Type: Article

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