Subliminal activation of social ties moderates cardiovascular reactivity during acute stress

Health Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 217-225

  Carlisle, McKenzie ^a   Uchino, Bert N ^a   Sanbonmatsu, David M ^a   Smith, Timothy W ^a   Cribbet, Matthew R ^a   Birmingham, Wendy ^a   Light, Kathleen C ^b   Vaughn, Allison A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambivalence; Cardiovascular reactivity; Priming; Relationships

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS; ADULT; AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THREAT; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; HEART RATE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBLIMINAL STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864883717     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025187     Document Type: Article

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