Hostile behavior links negative childhood family relationships to heart rate reactivity and recovery in young adulthood

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 172-179

  Luecken, Linda J ^a   Roubinov, Danielle S ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular reactivity; Childhood adversity; Hostility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE REACTIVITY; HEART STRESS; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESPAN; MALE; NEGATIVE CHILDHOOD RELATIONSHIP; NORMAL HUMAN; PATH ANALYSIS; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860305918     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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