Kathleen C. Light

Effects of Partner Support on Resting Oxytocin, Cortisol, Norepinephrine, and Blood Pressure Before and After Warm Partner Contact

Karen Grewen, Susan S. Girdler, Janet A. Amico et al. · Psychosomatic Medicine · 2005 · 518 citations

Social Sciences, Physiology, Social Psychology +17

Influence of a “Warm Touch” Support Enhancement Intervention Among Married Couples on Ambulatory Blood Pressure, Oxytocin, Alpha Amylase, and Cortisol

Julianne Holt‐Lunstad, Wendy A. Birmingham, Kathleen C. Light · Psychosomatic Medicine · 2008 · 475 citations

Nursing, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +17

More frequent partner hugs and higher oxytocin levels are linked to lower blood pressure and heart rate in premenopausal women

Kathleen C. Light, Karen Grewen, Janet A. Amico · Biological Psychology · 2004 · 472 citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Health Psychology +12

Hemodynamics of Blood Pressure Responses During Active and Passive Coping

Andrew Sherwood, Carol A. Dolan, Kathleen C. Light · Psychophysiology · 1990 · 418 citations

Nursing, Physiology, Psychology +16

The Relationship Among Heart Rate, Carotid dP/dt, and Blood Pressure in Humans as a Function of the Type of Stress

Paul A. Obrist, Claude J. Gaebelein, Emily S. Teller et al. · Psychophysiology · 1978 · 373 citations

Medicine, Pharmacology, Psychology +15