Hostility and anger in: Cardiovascular reactivity and recovery to mental arithmetic stress

• Published in: International journal of psychophysiology Vol. 72; no. 3; pp. 253 - 259
• Main Authors: Vella, Elizabeth J., Friedman, Bruce H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.06.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Anger - physiology; Anger-in; Behavioral psychophysiology; Biological and medical sciences; Blood Pressure - physiology; Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; Cardiovascular reactivity; Electrocardiography - methods; Evaluation; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Harassment; Heart Rate - physiology; Hostility; Humans; Male; Mathematics; Psychological Tests; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Recovery; Recovery of Function - physiology; Stress, Psychological - physiopathology; Time Factors; Young Adult; Evaluation; Hostility; Anger-in; Harassment; Recovery; Cardiovascular reactivity; Anger; Affect affectivity; Arithmetics; Emotion emotionality; Mental activity; Stress; Reactivity

Hostility and anger have been attributed as psychosocial risk factors for coronary heart disease. Heightened cardiovascular reactivity (CVR), and poor recovery, to provocative stressors are thought to hasten this risk. To examine the relationship between hostility and anger inhibition (AI), and the...