Psychological stress is thought to undermine host resistance to infection through
neuroendocrine-mediated changes in immune competence. Associations between stress …

It has been suggested that heightened cardiovascular responses to behavioral stressors
play some role in the development of arterial hypertension. Two aspects of this hypothesis …

Since 1979, a continuing study of monozygotic and dizygotic twins, separated in infancy and
reared apart, has subjected more than 100 sets of reared-apart twins or triplets to a week of …

This book describes research on the emotional communication between parents and
children and its effect on the children's emotional development. Inspired by the work, and …

The association between children's exposure to marital conflict and externalizing behavior
has been thoroughly documented in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies with diverse …

The Cybrary is an interactive, multi-media resource on the Internet. This electronic library
collects, stores, links and distributes a wide array of multi-media materials and resources …

A fascinating synthesis of ancient wisdom, modern medicine, scientific research, and
personal experiences that proves that the human heart, not the brain, holds the secrets that …

We examined cardiovascular (CV) reactivity and hostility among 30 male undergraduates
after either nonviolent (billiards) or 1 of 2 levels of violent videogame play. Violence varied …

This laboratory study was designed to address a number of interrelated issues regarding
cardiovascular reactivity to psychological stress. One objective was to extend the previous …

We examined associations between basal respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) in conjunction
with RSA regulation with the hypothesis that their interaction would explain unique variability …