Psychological and cumulative cardiovascular effects of repeated angry rumination and visuospatial suppression

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-173

  McClelland, Andrew B ^a   Jones, Kenneth V ^b   Douglas Gregg, M Elizabeth ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anger; Distraction; Heart rate; Recall; Rumination; Visuospatial suppression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349728780     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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