Does interactive media enhance the management of stress? Suggestions from a controlled study

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-30

  Villani, Daniela ^a   Riva, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECORDING; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAPE RECORDING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855932995     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2011.0141     Document Type: Article

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