Changes in vitality in response to acute stress: an investigation of the role of anxiety and physiological reactivity.

Feeling alive and invigorated, or vitality, is examined within the framework of a stress paradigm. The current study investigated whether endocrine and cardiovascular responses to acute psychological stress predict declines in vitality. A sample of 90 undergraduate students completed an in-lab stressor.

Health mindsets as a predictor of physical activity and body mass index in American Indian college students.

American Indians are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease in adulthood, and levels of physical activity and body mass index associate with cardiovascular disease risk. Recent research indicates that one's mindset may play a role in determining health behaviors and outcomes. In a sample of 105 American Indian college students, greater growth health mindset associated with lower body mass index.