Chewing gum modifies state anxiety and alertness under conditions of social stress

Nutritional Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 237-242

  Sketchley Kaye, Kathryn ^a   Jenks, Rebecca ^a   Miles, Christopher ^b   Johnson, Andrew J ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alertness; Anxiety; Chewing gum; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CALMNESS; CHEWING GUM; CONTENTEDNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CHEWING GUM; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JOB APPLICATION; MALE; MENTAL FATIGUE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81255150421     PISSN: 1028415X     EISSN: 14768305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1476830511Y.0000000017     Document Type: Article

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