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Hostility patterns and health implications: correlates of Cook-Medley Hostility Scale scores in a national survey.

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Barefoot, JC; Peterson, BL; Dahlstrom, WG; Siegler, IC; Anderson, NB; Williams, RB
Published in: Health Psychol
1991

Correlated Cook-Medley Hostility Scale (Ho) scores with sociodemographic variables in a national survey of 2,536 adults. Multiple regression models revealed that Ho scores were associated with race (p less than .0001), years of education (p less than .001), sex (p less than .001), occupation (p = .0002), and income (p = .0025). Higher scores were found in non-Whites, men, and those of lower socioeconomic status. There was a Race x Income interaction (p less than .005), such that the greatest Ho score differences between the races occurred among those with the lowest incomes. Age was related to Ho scores in a curvilinear fashion: higher scores in the youngest and oldest age groups than in the middle-aged groups (p = .025). Marital status was unrelated to Ho scores. These patterns of hostility are similar to the patterns of health indicators in the population. Because hostility has been found to be associated with adverse health outcomes, hostility may account for some of the demographic variations in health status. However, it is argued that research must first establish the generality of the hostility-health relationship across subgroups of the population.

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Health Psychol

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0278-6133

Publication Date

1991

Volume

10

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1

Start / End Page

18 / 24

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Public Health
  • Psychophysiologic Disorders
  • Psychometrics
  • Personality Development
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • MMPI
  • Humans
  • Hostility
 

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Barefoot, J. C., Peterson, B. L., Dahlstrom, W. G., Siegler, I. C., Anderson, N. B., & Williams, R. B. (1991). Hostility patterns and health implications: correlates of Cook-Medley Hostility Scale scores in a national survey. Health Psychol, 10(1), 18–24. https://doi.org/10.1037//0278-6133.10.1.18
Barefoot, J. C., B. L. Peterson, W. G. Dahlstrom, I. C. Siegler, N. B. Anderson, and R. B. Williams. “Hostility patterns and health implications: correlates of Cook-Medley Hostility Scale scores in a national survey.Health Psychol 10, no. 1 (1991): 18–24. https://doi.org/10.1037//0278-6133.10.1.18.
Barefoot JC, Peterson BL, Dahlstrom WG, Siegler IC, Anderson NB, Williams RB. Hostility patterns and health implications: correlates of Cook-Medley Hostility Scale scores in a national survey. Health Psychol. 1991;10(1):18–24.
Barefoot, J. C., et al. “Hostility patterns and health implications: correlates of Cook-Medley Hostility Scale scores in a national survey.Health Psychol, vol. 10, no. 1, 1991, pp. 18–24. Pubmed, doi:10.1037//0278-6133.10.1.18.
Barefoot JC, Peterson BL, Dahlstrom WG, Siegler IC, Anderson NB, Williams RB. Hostility patterns and health implications: correlates of Cook-Medley Hostility Scale scores in a national survey. Health Psychol. 1991;10(1):18–24.

Published In

Health Psychol

DOI

ISSN

0278-6133

Publication Date

1991

Volume

10

Issue

1

Start / End Page

18 / 24

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Public Health
  • Psychophysiologic Disorders
  • Psychometrics
  • Personality Development
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • MMPI
  • Humans
  • Hostility