Conscientiousness and stress exposure and reactivity: A prospective study of adolescent females

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 153-164

  Murphy, Michael L M ^a   Miller, Gregory E ^a   Wrosch, Carsten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conscientiousness; Health; Inflammation; Personality; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEUKOCYTE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEUKOCYTES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PERSONALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878424449     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-012-9408-2     Document Type: Article

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