Predictors and moderators of biopsychological social stress responses following brief self-compassion meditation training

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 69, Issue , 2016, Pages 35-40

  Arch, Joanna J ^a   Landy, Lauren N ^a   Brown, Kirk Warren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha amylase; Meditation; Self compassion; Social anxiety; Social evaluative threat; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDITATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RUMINATION; SELF CARE; SELF COMPASSION MEDITATION TRAINING; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STRESS; TRIER SOCIAL STRESS TEST; ADULT; EMPATHY; FORECASTING; GENETICS; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA;

ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MEDITATION; PHOBIA, SOCIAL; SALIVA; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84962568732     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.03.009     Document Type: Article

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