Many studies (see Booth-Kewley & Friedman, Psychological Bulletin, 101, 343-362, 1987) show hostility and negative affect as important personality correlates of Coronary Artery and Heart Disease (CAD and CHD). In the present study a set of questionnaires related to various aspects of aggressive inclination (Hostile Rumination, Irritability, Emotional Susceptibility) were given to about 300 patients who recently suffered Myocardial Infarction, and to a control group. Differences between the two groups, as well as temporal stability of the infarcted patients' self evaluations were examined. Infarcted subjects reported to be more emotionally susceptible than non-infarcted subjects. Moreover, they evaluated themselves as even more susceptible one year after the infarction. No other differences emerged among infarcted and non-infarcted subjects.
Emotional susceptibility, irritability and hostile rumination as correlates of Coronary Heart Disease / G. V., Caprara; C., Barbaranelli; G., Colombo; A., Politi; Valerio, Paolo. - In: PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES. - ISSN 0191-8869. - STAMPA. - 19:4(1995), pp. 569-575. [10.1016/0191-8869(95)00053-9]
Emotional susceptibility, irritability and hostile rumination as correlates of Coronary Heart Disease
VALERIO, PAOLO
1995
Abstract
Many studies (see Booth-Kewley & Friedman, Psychological Bulletin, 101, 343-362, 1987) show hostility and negative affect as important personality correlates of Coronary Artery and Heart Disease (CAD and CHD). In the present study a set of questionnaires related to various aspects of aggressive inclination (Hostile Rumination, Irritability, Emotional Susceptibility) were given to about 300 patients who recently suffered Myocardial Infarction, and to a control group. Differences between the two groups, as well as temporal stability of the infarcted patients' self evaluations were examined. Infarcted subjects reported to be more emotionally susceptible than non-infarcted subjects. Moreover, they evaluated themselves as even more susceptible one year after the infarction. No other differences emerged among infarcted and non-infarcted subjects.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.