Gender differences in regulating emotions in response to text with violent content

Human Physiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 361-368

  Lysenko, N E ^a   Davydov, D M ^b  

^a N N BLOKHIN NATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER OF ONCOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b P K ANOKHIN INSTITUTE OF NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system; cognitive disclosure of emotions; emotional involvement; gender difference; physiological activation; reactivity of the cardiovascular system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865411120     PISSN: 03621197     EISSN: 16083164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0362119712030073     Document Type: Article

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