Perfectionism Affects Blood Pressure in Response to Repeated Exposure to Stress

Stress and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 157-166

  Albert, Phebe ^a   Rice, Kenneth G ^b   Caffee, Lauren ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

blood pressure; cardiovascular disease; perfectionism; stress reactivity

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERFECTIONISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERFECTIONISM; PILOT PROJECTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902931999     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.2591     Document Type: Article

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