Why the study?
Does social support increase blood pressure reactivity during a stressor in defensive female undergraduates?
Population
176 female undergraduates
Comparison
Giving a speech with a supportive confederate… vs Giving a speech alone or with a neutral…
Design
RCT, Randomly assigned to give a speech in 1 of 3 social conditions
Follow-up
During and immediately after the stressor
Authors
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Support may heighten BP reactivity and delay recovery in defensive individuals during stress; challenges assumptions of uniform cardiovascular benefits from social support.
Does social support increase blood pressure reactivity during a stressor in defensive female undergraduates?
Providing social support during acute stressors paradoxically increases blood pressure reactivity and delays recovery in defensive individuals.
Westmaas et al. (2006) studied this question.
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