Objective Though behavioral measures of hostility and aggression have been significantly linked to men and heart disease, they have not consistently predicted the relationship between hostility and aggression in women and heart disease. However, gender differences in display of aggression are poorly understood. Current aggression models may be biased towards men. In order to better understand t...

This multimethod, prospective study examined the nature of pathways between interparental hostility and withdrawal, parental emotional unavailability, and subsequent changes in children's internalizing and externalizing behaviors, and school adjustment difficulties over a 3-year period in a sample of 210 mothers, fathers, and 6-year-old children. The results of autoregressive structural equatio...

This study examines the relationships among hostility, grandiosity, dominance, narcissism, and self-esteem in samples of 84,57, and 300 Ss. The intercorrelations among various self-report and observer ratings of these constructs suggest that (a) hostility, grandiosity, dominance, and narcissism are substantially intercorrelated and form a coherent system of constructs and (b) the common varianc...

In this study we sought to explore the biopsychosocial connections between relational adjustment, hostility, and physical functioning of individuals who attended psychotherapy. Assessments were given at therapy intake, 6 months post intake, and 12 months after therapy intake. Path analyses between relational adjustment, hostility, and physical functioning revealed a good fit to the data. Result...

The present investigation has been undertaken with a view to investigate the personality characteristics, locus of control and hostility among alcoholics and non-alcoholics. The sample consists of 100 alcoholics and 100 non-alcoholics in the age range of 18-30 years. The measures used for this study are Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire, Levenson’s Locus of control and Covert and Overt H...

A new questionnaire on aggression was constructed. Replicated factor analyses yielded 4 scales: Physical Aggression, Verbal Aggression, Anger, and Hostility. Correlational analysis revealed that anger is the bridge between both physical and verbal aggression and hostility. The scales showed internal consistency and stability over time. Men scored slightly higher on Verbal Agression and Hostilit...

PURPOSE This study explored the extent to which trait aggression is associated with suicidal behavior in a nationwide school-based sample of adolescents. METHODS A nationwide sample of 14,537 high school students in urban areas of China was recruited. Information concerning suicide ideation, plans, attempts, trait aggression and other risk factors was collected by a self-reported questionnair...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship of anger and hostility to angiographic coronary artery disease (CAD), symptoms, and functional status among women with suspected CAD. METHODS Data were collected from 636 women with suspected CAD referred for diagnostic angiography in the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) Study. CAD was assessed as angiographic presence/absence of disease (> o...

Objective. To determine risk factors for the development of hypertension among African-Americans living with type 1 diabetes. Methods. African-Americans with type 1 diabetes (n = 483) participated in a 6-year followup. At both baseline and followup blood pressure was measured twice in both sitting and standing positions using a standard protocol. Patients had a structured clinical interview, oc...