Cardiovascular reactivity in real life settings: Measurement, mechanisms and meaning

Biological Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 98-105

  Zanstra, Ydwine Jieldouw ^a   Johnston, Derek William ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambulatory; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular reactivity; Heart rate; Real life stressors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LIFE STRESS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF REPORT; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; EMOTIONS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79751531984     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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