Grin and Bear It: The Influence of Manipulated Facial Expression on the Stress Response

Psychological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1372-1378

  Kraft, Tara L ^a   Pressman, Sarah D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

emotions; facial expressions; health; stress reactions; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869227946     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797612445312     Document Type: Article

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