Spicer J, Chamberlain K
Department of Psychology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
J Psychosom Res. 1996 Apr;40(4):359-68. doi: 10.1016/0022-3999(95)00546-3.
Research on associations of anger and hostility with resting blood pressure (BP) has generally ignored their interrelationships. The present study examined the individual and joint relationships of cynical hostility, anger-in, anger-out, and anger frequency with resting BP using the Cook-Medley Hostility Scale and the Spielberger anger scales. Multiple regressions were conducted on data from a community sample of 105 men and women to examine the main and interactive effects of anger and hostility on BP, controlling for established physical covariates. Diastolic BP was inversely related to anger-in scores in men and women. Systolic and diastolic BP were positively associated with Ho (hostility) score only in women. No confounding or interactive effects of hostility and anger on BP were found. It is suggested that the sex-specific link between cynical hostility and BP may reflect a chronic mismatch between the social cognitions of cynically hostile women and some of the cultural norms that govern women's social lives.
关于愤怒和敌意与静息血压（BP）之间关联的研究通常忽略了它们之间的相互关系。本研究使用库克-梅德利敌意量表和斯皮尔伯格愤怒量表，考察了愤世嫉俗的敌意、内向愤怒、外向愤怒和愤怒频率与静息血压之间的个体关系和联合关系。对来自105名男性和女性的社区样本数据进行了多元回归分析，以检验愤怒和敌意对血压的主要影响和交互作用，并控制已确定的身体协变量。舒张压与男性和女性的内向愤怒得分呈负相关。收缩压和舒张压仅在女性中与敌意得分呈正相关。未发现敌意和愤怒对血压有混杂或交互作用。研究表明，愤世嫉俗的敌意与血压之间的性别特异性联系可能反映了愤世嫉俗的敌意女性的社会认知与一些支配女性社会生活的文化规范之间的长期不匹配。
