1989
Defensive coping and blood pressure reactivity in medical patients
Warrenburg S, Levine J, Schwartz G, Fontana A, Kerns R, Delaney R, Mattson R. Defensive coping and blood pressure reactivity in medical patients. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 1989, 12: 407-424. PMID: 2614819, DOI: 10.1007/bf00844875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystolic BP reactivityDenial of illnessBlood pressureMedical patientsBP reactivityAnxiety subscaleBlood pressure reactivityIllness ScalePressure reactivityLevine DenialDefensive copingRepressive copingStress interviewPatientsIllnessHigh deniersLow deniersCoping stylesDefensive coping styleCopingAvoidant coping
1987
Type A Behavior Pattern, Inhibited Power Motivation, and Activity Inhibition
Fontana A, Rosenberg R, Marcus J, Kerns R. Type A Behavior Pattern, Inhibited Power Motivation, and Activity Inhibition. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology 1987, 52: 177-183. PMID: 3820069, DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.52.1.177.Peer-Reviewed Original Research