The relationship of coronary-prone behavior, hostility, and defense style to atherosclerosis was examined. Subjects were 1,271 patients who underwent coronary angiography at Duke University Medical Center between 1974 and 1980. Type A behavior was assessed using both the Structured Interview and Jenkins Activity Survey. The Cook and Medley Hostility scale and Byrne's Repression-Sensitization scale, both subscales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, were employed to measure hostility and defense style. The results revealed no significant association between the disease end-points CADSEV, history of myocardial infarction, and history of angina pectoris and either the Structured Interview Type A, hostility, or repression-sensitization, Jenkins Activity Survey defined Type B's, however, were found to more frequently complain of angina. It was suggested future research employ longitudinal or process designs to focus on adaptive functioning from a transactional and developmental perspective which may serve to promote coronary resistance.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc935809 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Byers, Constance S. (Constance Susan) |
| Contributors | Doster, Joseph A., 1943-, Peek, Leon A., Luker, William A. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iv, 153 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Byers, Constance S. (Constance Susan), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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