Relationship of anger trait and anger expression to c-reactive protein in post-menopausal women

v Chapter One: Introduction to the Study 1 Statement of the Problem 1 Background and Significance 1 Purpose of the Study 6 Chapter Two: Review of Literature 8 Overview of Cardiovascular Responses to Anger 9 Overview of Inflammatory Responses to Anger 10 Research on Cardiovascular Reactivity Responses to Anger 12 Research on Inflammatory and Immunological Responses to Anger 21 Summary of Review of Literature 32 Chapter Three: Methodology 35 Study Design, Setting, and Sample 35 Procedures 37 Assessment of Trait Anger and Anger Expression 40 Statistical Analysis 41 Chapter Four: Results 43 Descriptive Statistics 43 Mean CRP Differences between High and Low Trait Anger Women 46 Mean CRP Differences between High and Low Anger Expression Women 47 Other Findings 47 Chapter Five: Discussion 52 Discussion of Findings 53