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Stability of cardiovascular reactivity to laboratory stressors: a 2 1/2 yr follow-up.

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Allen, MT; Sherwood, A; Obrist, PA; Crowell, MD; Grange, LA
Published in: J Psychosom Res
1987

The temporal stability of cardiovascular reactivity to laboratory stressors over a 2 1/2 yr period was studied. Subjects who had earlier received a cold pressor and a shock avoidance reaction time task were brought back for retesting using almost identical tasks. Cardiovascular variables that were common to both sessions included heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and pre-ejection period. Correlations were computed to examine the association of responses across both sessions for the four cardiovascular variables during rest and the two tasks. Correlations of both heart rate and systolic blood pressure were high for all tasks and rest, whereas inconsistent correlations were found for diastolic pressure and pre-ejection period. Inconsistencies in diastolic pressure are speculated to be due to individual differences in beta-adrenergic response, whereas lack of consistent pre-ejection period associations may be due to differences in methodology. The results generally support the assumption of stability of cardiovascular reactivity.

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J Psychosom Res

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ISSN

0022-3999

Publication Date

1987

Volume

31

Issue

5

Start / End Page

639 / 645

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Environment
  • Risk Factors
  • Psychophysiologic Disorders
  • Psychiatry
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Heart Rate
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiac Output
 

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Allen, M. T., Sherwood, A., Obrist, P. A., Crowell, M. D., & Grange, L. A. (1987). Stability of cardiovascular reactivity to laboratory stressors: a 2 1/2 yr follow-up. J Psychosom Res, 31(5), 639–645. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3999(87)90043-2
Allen, M. T., A. Sherwood, P. A. Obrist, M. D. Crowell, and L. A. Grange. “Stability of cardiovascular reactivity to laboratory stressors: a 2 1/2 yr follow-up.J Psychosom Res 31, no. 5 (1987): 639–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3999(87)90043-2.
Allen MT, Sherwood A, Obrist PA, Crowell MD, Grange LA. Stability of cardiovascular reactivity to laboratory stressors: a 2 1/2 yr follow-up. J Psychosom Res. 1987;31(5):639–45.
Allen, M. T., et al. “Stability of cardiovascular reactivity to laboratory stressors: a 2 1/2 yr follow-up.J Psychosom Res, vol. 31, no. 5, 1987, pp. 639–45. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/0022-3999(87)90043-2.
Allen MT, Sherwood A, Obrist PA, Crowell MD, Grange LA. Stability of cardiovascular reactivity to laboratory stressors: a 2 1/2 yr follow-up. J Psychosom Res. 1987;31(5):639–645.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Psychosom Res

DOI

ISSN

0022-3999

Publication Date

1987

Volume

31

Issue

5

Start / End Page

639 / 645

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Environment
  • Risk Factors
  • Psychophysiologic Disorders
  • Psychiatry
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Heart Rate
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiac Output