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. 2023 Jun 15:14:1191123.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1191123. eCollection 2023.

Commentary: Video games and stress: how stress appraisals and game content affect cardiovascular and emotion outcomes

Muhammad Rashid  1 , Justin Szymczak  1 , Nirmay Shah  1 , Nicholas Lum  1 , Michael Wong  1   2
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Commentary: Video games and stress: how stress appraisals and game content affect cardiovascular and emotion outcomes

Muhammad Rashid et al. Front Psychol. .
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Keywords: Flow Theory; blood pressure; emotion; heart rate variability; stress; stress appraisal; video game.

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