Influence of age, sex, and family on Type A and hostile attitudes and behaviors.
Health PsychologyPublished 1 January 1992
Karen A. Matthews, Karen L. Woodall, Tilmer O. Engebretson, Barbara S. McCann
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The heightened hostility of males may account, in part, for their heightened risk of CHD relative to females'.
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We describe the influence of age, sex, and family on Type A and hostility indices that have been related to rates of coronary heart disease (CHD). The sample consisted of 120 girls and 95 boys (ages 6 to 18 years) and 141 women and 120 men (ages 31 to 62 years) from 142 families residing in an upper middle class community. Results showed little familial aggregation of Type A and hostility. Adults had higher Structured Interview (SI) Potential for Hostility ratings than did children, whereas children had higher Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)-derived Hostility scores and SI Anger-In ratings than did adults. Male adults and male children had higher SI Potential for Hostility ratings and MMPI-derived Hostility scores than did their female counterparts. The heightened hostility of males may account, in part, for their heightened risk of CHD relative to females'.
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