Psychological and physiological response of students to different types of stress management programs

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Iglesias, Silvia L ^a   Azzara, Sergio ^b   Argibay, Juan Carlos ^b   Arnaiz, Mariá Lores ^b   Carpineta, Mariá De Valle ^c   Granchetti, Hugo ^a   Lagomarsino, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Psicologiá   (Argentina)

^c HOSPITAL DE NIÑOS RICARDO GUTIÉRREZ   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Burnout; Cognitive behavioral; Cortisol; Guided imagery; Prevention research; Respiration rate; Stress management

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROSIS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARGENTINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865011018     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.110516-QUAL-199     Document Type: Article

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