Culture moderates the cardiovascular consequences of anger regulation strategy

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 291-298

  Zhou, Ting ^a   Bishop, George D ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anger regulation; Cardiovascular reactivity; Cultural background; Emotional responses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; ROLE PLAYING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870239114     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2012.10.010     Document Type: Article

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