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Psychological correlates of hostility among patients undergoing coronary angiography
Author(s) -
Blumenthal James A.,
Barefoot John,
Burg Matthew M.,
Williams Redford B.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1987.tb02754.x
Subject(s) - hostility , minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , neuroticism , anger , psychosocial , personality assessment inventory , personality , extraversion and introversion , clinical psychology , type a and type b personality theory , psychometrics , big five personality traits , psychiatry , social psychology
The Cook‐Medley Hostility (Ho) scale (Cook & Medley, 1954) has been associated with increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). There is relatively little information about the psychosocial correlates of the Ho scale in clinical or adult populations, however. In this study, 132 patients (mean age = 53 years) referred for diagnostic coronary angiography completed a battery of self‐report questionnaires including the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), Hopkins Symptom Check List (SCL‐90), State‐Trait Personality Inventory (STPI), Type A Self‐Rating Inventory (TASRI), and Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS). Examination of the pattern of correlations among the Ho scale and the psychometric instruments revealed that the Ho scale may be viewed as tapping four general behavioural dimensions including anger and hostility, neuroticism, social maladjustment and ineffective coping style. These findings serve to further understanding about the psychological dimensions of hostility as measured by the Cook‐Medley Ho scale.