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Cardiovascular unwinding, Type A behaviour pattern and locus of control
Author(s) -
Evans Philip D.,
Moran Patricia
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1987.tb02739.x
Subject(s) - locus of control , type a and type b personality theory , heart rate , psychology , shock (circulatory) , cardiology , medicine , developmental psychology , personality , blood pressure , social psychology
Three studies are reported, in which subjects were exposed for a period of three minutes to a threat of possible shock. On average subjects showed higher heart rates before the trial than after the trial, and higher rate during the first minute of the trial than the final minute. Results are reported here which show that Type A behaviour pattern and internal locus of control are consistently related to less decline in heart rate.