Suarez E C, Harlan E, Peoples M C, Williams R B
Health Psychol. 1993 Nov;12(6):459-68. doi: 10.1037//0278-6133.12.6.459.
The relation of hostility and harassment to cardiovascular and emotional responses was examined by having 51 women (ages 18-26) high and low in hostility complete a task with or without harassment. Harassed high hostile Ss showed greater systolic blood pressure (SBP) increases during task and recovery periods than did harassed low hostile Ss and nonharassed Ss. Harassed low hostile Ss evidenced greater SBP increases during task and recovery periods than did nonharassed Ss. Among high hostile women, cardiovascular elevations during the task were associated with self-reported levels of negative affect. Antagonistic hostility, relative to neurotic hostility, was positively associated with harassment-induced SBP changes. These results support the hypothesis that hostile people exhibit excessive behaviorally induced cardiovascular responses to interpersonally challenging tasks that evoke anger-related emotional states.
通过让51名敌意程度高和低的18至26岁女性在有或没有骚扰的情况下完成一项任务，研究了敌意和骚扰与心血管及情绪反应之间的关系。与受到骚扰的低敌意被试和未受骚扰的被试相比，受到骚扰的高敌意被试在任务期间和恢复期的收缩压（SBP）升高幅度更大。受到骚扰的低敌意被试在任务期间和恢复期的SBP升高幅度比未受骚扰的被试更大。在高敌意女性中，任务期间的心血管反应增强与自我报告的消极情绪水平相关。相对于神经质敌意，对抗性敌意与骚扰引起的SBP变化呈正相关。这些结果支持了这样一种假设，即怀有敌意的人在面对引发愤怒相关情绪状态的人际挑战性任务时，会表现出过度的行为诱发心血管反应。
