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Type A behavior, family history of hypertension, and cardiovascular responsivity among black women.

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Anderson, NB; Williams, RB; Lane, JD; Haney, T; Simpson, S; Houseworth, SJ
Published in: Health Psychol
1986

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Type A behavior and family history of hypertension on cardiovascular reactivity to mental stress in a group of employed black women. Measures of heart rate and of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were taken at rest, during a mental arithmetic task, and during the Type A Structured Interview (SI). Results indicated that the Type A behavior pattern was associated with SBP and DBP hyperresponsivity during the SI but not during mental arithmetic. Additionally, certain speech components of the Type A pattern, as well as features of the potential-for-hostility component, were also related to cardiovascular responses during the SI. Family history of hypertension did not influence the cardiovascular parameters either alone or in combination with Type A behavior. The results suggest that many of the cardiovascular response characteristics of the Type A pattern that have been observed in predominantly white samples also hold true for blacks. Replication of these findings with other subgroups of blacks, such as young females and middle-aged males, will help document the generality of these findings within the black population.

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Health Psychol

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ISSN

0278-6133

Publication Date

1986

Volume

5

Issue

4

Start / End Page

393 / 406

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Type A Personality
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Public Health
  • Middle Aged
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Hostility
  • Heart Rate
  • Female
  • Cardiovascular System
 

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Anderson, N. B., Williams, R. B., Lane, J. D., Haney, T., Simpson, S., & Houseworth, S. J. (1986). Type A behavior, family history of hypertension, and cardiovascular responsivity among black women. Health Psychol, 5(4), 393–406. https://doi.org/10.1037//0278-6133.5.4.393
Anderson, N. B., R. B. Williams, J. D. Lane, T. Haney, S. Simpson, and S. J. Houseworth. “Type A behavior, family history of hypertension, and cardiovascular responsivity among black women.Health Psychol 5, no. 4 (1986): 393–406. https://doi.org/10.1037//0278-6133.5.4.393.
Anderson NB, Williams RB, Lane JD, Haney T, Simpson S, Houseworth SJ. Type A behavior, family history of hypertension, and cardiovascular responsivity among black women. Health Psychol. 1986;5(4):393–406.
Anderson, N. B., et al. “Type A behavior, family history of hypertension, and cardiovascular responsivity among black women.Health Psychol, vol. 5, no. 4, 1986, pp. 393–406. Pubmed, doi:10.1037//0278-6133.5.4.393.
Anderson NB, Williams RB, Lane JD, Haney T, Simpson S, Houseworth SJ. Type A behavior, family history of hypertension, and cardiovascular responsivity among black women. Health Psychol. 1986;5(4):393–406.

Published In

Health Psychol

DOI

ISSN

0278-6133

Publication Date

1986

Volume

5

Issue

4

Start / End Page

393 / 406

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Type A Personality
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Public Health
  • Middle Aged
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Hostility
  • Heart Rate
  • Female
  • Cardiovascular System