The effects of trait reappraisal and suppression on anger and blood pressure in response to provocation

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 540-543

  Memedovic, Sonja ^a   Grisham, Jessica R ^a   Denson, Thomas F ^a   Moulds, Michelle L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anger; Blood pressure; Emotion regulation; Reappraisal; Suppression

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955175062     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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