Johnson E H, Broman C L
J Behav Med. 1987 Apr;10(2):103-16. doi: 10.1007/BF00846419.
This study examined the relationship between anger expression, other psychosocial measures, and health problems in a nationally representative, cross-sectional sample of 1277 black adults. Subjects indicating a high level of outwardly expressed anger during a period in which they experienced a severe personal problem had a significantly higher number of health problems than their counterparts who expressed low and moderate levels of anger. Anger expression also significantly interacted with a measure of life strain (employment status) to predict health problems. Blacks who were unemployed were more likely to have a higher number of health problems if anger was expressed outwardly at a high level. The relationship was found to be independent of age, gender, urbanicity, smoking, and drinking problems. The overall pattern of the findings suggests that blacks who are at increased risk for health problems may be identified by how often anger is experienced and expressed during periods of emotional distress.
本研究在一个具有全国代表性的、包含1277名黑人成年人的横断面样本中，考察了愤怒表达、其他社会心理指标与健康问题之间的关系。在经历严重个人问题期间表现出高度外向愤怒的受试者，比那些表达低水平和中等水平愤怒的受试者有显著更多的健康问题。愤怒表达还与生活压力指标（就业状况）显著相互作用，以预测健康问题。如果高水平地向外表达愤怒，失业的黑人更有可能有更多的健康问题。研究发现这种关系独立于年龄、性别、城市化程度、吸烟和饮酒问题。研究结果的总体模式表明，健康问题风险增加的黑人可能通过在情绪困扰期间愤怒体验和表达的频率来识别。
