Abstract
Self- and spouse ratings of anger and hostility were examined as predictors of coronary heart disease (CHD) in 185 cardiac patients. Patients completed the Multidimensional Anger Inventory (MAI) and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability (MCSD) Scale; the MAI (rewritten to 3rd person) was completed by patients' spouses or by a peer. Thallium scans were used to measure CHD status. Results showed that patient-rated MAI scores were inversely correlated with MCSD. There were no gender differences for patient-rated MAI scores, but spouse ratings showed gender effects for Anger-Arousal and Hostile Outlook: Women rated their husband higher than men rated their wife. Patients with positive thallium scans were no different from those without CHD on patient-rated MAI scores; however, spouse ratings indicated that those with CHD had higher Hostile Outlook and Anger-In scores. After accounting for the effects of traditional CHD risk factors, only spouse-rated hostility contributed significant incremental variance to the prediction of CHD status.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 301-307 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Health Psychology |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1993 |
Keywords
- anger-hostility
- CHD
- gender
- spouse ratings
- thallium scan
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Psychology(all)