Prenatal stress: Course and interrelation of emotional and physiological stress measures

Psychopathology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 60-67

  Rothenberger, Steffi E ^a   Moehler, Eva ^a   Reck, Corinna ^a   Resch, Franz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Critical life events; Marital satisfaction; Perceived stress; Pregnancy; Pregnancy related anxiety; Prenatal stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MARRIAGE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78149295674     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000319309     Document Type: Article

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