Proneness to worry is negatively associated with blood pressure and baroreflex sensitivity: Further evidence of the blood pressure emotional dampening hypothesis

Biological Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 20-27

  Delgado, Luis Carlos ^a   Vila, Jaime ^b   Reyes del Paso, Gustavo A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Baroreflex sensitivity; Blood pressure; Defense reflex; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BAROREFLEX SENSITIVITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT WORRY; PENN STATE WORRY QUESTIONNAIRE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REST; SCORING SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

BAROREFLEX SENSITIVITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; DEFENSE REFLEX; WORRY;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889573670     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.11.005     Document Type: Article

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