Cottington E M, Matthews K A, Talbott E, Kuller L H
Psychosom Med. 1986 Mar-Apr;48(3-4):249-60. doi: 10.1097/00006842-198603000-00010.
The present study examined the modifying effect of suppressed anger on the relationship between job stress and hypertension. The study population consisted of a random sample of male hourly workers, aged 40-63 years, employed at one of two plants in the metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. Those men currently taking antihypertensive medication were excluded from the analyses. With both plants combined, stratified analyses indicated that, compared to men who do not habitually suppress their anger, hypertension was more strongly associated with self-reports of an uncertain job future and dissatisfaction with coworkers and promotions among men who suppress their anger. Using logistic regression procedures, these interactions between suppressed anger and job stress significantly predicted hypertension status, controlling for age, body mass index, smoking, alcohol consumption, and family history of hypertension. These findings suggest that a coping-related characteristic such as anger expression may be an important modifier of the relationship between job stress and hypertension.
本研究考察了压抑愤怒对工作压力与高血压之间关系的调节作用。研究对象为宾夕法尼亚州匹兹堡市大都市区两家工厂之一的40 - 63岁男性小时工的随机样本。目前正在服用抗高血压药物的男性被排除在分析之外。将两家工厂的数据合并后进行分层分析表明，与不习惯性压抑愤怒的男性相比，在压抑愤怒的男性中，高血压与对工作前景不确定的自我报告以及对同事和晋升的不满之间的关联更强。使用逻辑回归程序，在控制了年龄、体重指数、吸烟、饮酒和高血压家族史后，压抑愤怒与工作压力之间的这些相互作用显著预测了高血压状态。这些发现表明，诸如愤怒表达这样与应对相关的特征可能是工作压力与高血压之间关系的一个重要调节因素。
