Spouses' cardiovascular reactivity to their partners' suffering

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 65 B, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-201

  Monin, Joan K ^a   Schulz, Richard ^a,b   Martire, Lynn M ^a,b   Jennings, J Richard ^b   Lingler, Jennifer Hagerty ^a   Greenberg, Martin S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular reactivity; Caregiving; Interpersonal relationships; Osteoarthritis; Suffering

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COOPERATION; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE; STATISTICS; VIDEORECORDING;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 77249152788     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbp133     Document Type: Article

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