Effects of Sex and Disposition on Cardiovascular Reactivity and Recovery

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dc.contributor.authorErwin, Thomas Edward
dc.contributor.committeeMemberNagurney, Alexander
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCeballos, Natalie A.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGraham, Reiko
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-24T10:21:48Z
dc.date.available2012-02-24T10:21:48Z
dc.date.issued2009-05
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the effects of sex and optimism on cardiovascular reactivity and recovery from a psychological stressor (timed serial subtraction). Participants consisted of 35 males and 46 females with an average age of 20.4 years. A total of 26 cardiovascular measurements were taken over a 26 minute period consisting of 10 minutes baseline, 6 minutes reactivity, and 10 minutes recovery. It was hypothesized that there would be a main effect for optimism on systolic and diastolic blood pressure and a sex by disposition interaction for heart rate. Results found that optimism had no significant main effect on any cardiovascular measures (systolic, diastolic, or heart rate).
dc.description.departmentPsychology
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dc.format.extent62 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationErwin, T. E. (2009). Effects of sex and disposition on cardiovascular reactivity and recovery (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/4096
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectOptimism
dc.subjectSex
dc.subjectStress
dc.subjectCardiovascular
dc.subjectPessimism
dc.subjectReactivity
dc.titleEffects of Sex and Disposition on Cardiovascular Reactivity and Recovery
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University-San Marcos
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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