HPA regulation and dating couples' behaviors during conflict: Gender-specific associations and cross-partner interactions

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 218-226

  Laurent, Heidemarie K ^a   Powers, Sally I ^b   Laws, Holly ^e   Gunlicks Stoessel, Meredith ^c   Bent, Eileen ^d   Balaban, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict behavior; Cortisol; Couples; Demand withdraw; Hierarchical linear modeling; HPA

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SALIVA; SALIVA LEVEL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

EID: 84879547593     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.05.037     Document Type: Article

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