Rosenberg E L, Ekman P, Jiang W, Babyak M, Coleman R E, Hanson M, O'Connor C, Waugh R, Blumenthal J A
Department of Psychology, College of William and Mary, USA.
Emotion. 2001 Jun;1(2):107-15. doi: 10.1037/1528-3542.1.2.107.
The authors examined whether facial expressions of emotion would predict changes in heart function. One hundred fifteen male patients with coronary artery disease underwent the Type A Structured Interview, during which time measures of transient myocardial ischemia (wall motion abnormality and left ventricular ejection fraction) were obtained. Facial behavior exhibited during the ischemia measurement period was videotaped and later coded by using the Facial Action Coding System (P. Ekman & W. V. Friesen, 1978). Those participants who exhibited ischemia showed significantly more anger expressions and nonenjoyment smiles than nonischemics. Cook-Medley Hostility scores did not vary with ischemic status. The findings have implications for understanding how anger and hostility differentially influence coronary heart disease risk.
作者们研究了情绪的面部表情是否能预测心脏功能的变化。115名男性冠心病患者接受了A型结构化访谈，在此期间获取了短暂性心肌缺血的测量数据（室壁运动异常和左心室射血分数）。在缺血测量期间表现出的面部行为被录像，随后使用面部动作编码系统（P. 埃克曼和W. V. 弗里森，1978年）进行编码。那些出现缺血的参与者比未出现缺血的参与者表现出明显更多的愤怒表情和非愉悦的微笑。库克-梅德利敌意得分与缺血状态无关。这些发现对于理解愤怒和敌意如何不同地影响冠心病风险具有启示意义。
