Psychosomatic Medicine Tips for Better Browsing
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Harburg, E.
Right arrow Articles by Cooper, M. L.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Harburg, E.
Right arrow Articles by Cooper, M. L.

Psychosomatic Medicine, Vol 53, Issue 2 153-164, Copyright © 1991 by American Psychosomatic Society

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Anger-coping styles and blood pressure in black and white males: Buffalo, New York

E Harburg, L Gleiberman, M Russell and ML Cooper
University of Michigan, Program for Urban Health Research, Ann Arbor 48103.

Data from a random survey of household residents in the urban area of Buffalo, stratified by race and education, showed relations between anger-coping styles and age-weight adjusted blood pressure (BP) among males (N = 720). Findings show that older black males with a high reflective mode of anger (constrain anger and try to solve the problem) had significantly lower blood pressure than those with low scores on this mode. In contrast, older black males with a high Anger-out mode (impulsive anger strongly expressed) had significantly higher blood pressure than those low on this mode. This Anger-out pattern was also found for older white men; but for younger whites, only higher alcohol and lower education were significantly related to higher BP levels. An Anger-in mode (impulsive anger not expressed) was not significantly related to blood pressure. The limitations of the Anger-in measures are examined. and a concept of a resentful anger style is discussed and presented for further research.


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Psychosom. Med.Home page
J. C. Poole, H. Snieder, H. C. Davis, and F. A. Treiber
Anger suppression and adiposity modulate association between ADRB2 haplotype and cardiovascular stress reactivity.
Psychosom Med, March 1, 2006; 68(2): 207 - 212.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Psychosom. Med.Home page
K. S. Thomas, R. A. Nelesen, and J. E. Dimsdale
Relationships Between Hostility, Anger Expression, and Blood Pressure Dipping in an Ethnically Diverse Sample
Psychosom Med, May 1, 2004; 66(3): 298 - 304.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Psychosom. Med.Home page
P. M. Eng, G. Fitzmaurice, L. D. Kubzansky, E. B. Rimm, and I. Kawachi
Anger Expression and Risk of Stroke and Coronary Heart Disease Among Male Health Professionals
Psychosom Med, January 1, 2003; 65(1): 100 - 110.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 AssessmentHome page
L. Musante, F. A. Treiber, H. C. Davis, J. L. Waller, and W. O. Thompson
Assessment of Self-Reported Anger Expression in Youth
Assessment, September 1, 1999; 6(3): 225 - 233.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 StrokeHome page
S. A. Everson, G. A. Kaplan, D. E. Goldberg, T. A. Lakka, J. Sivenius, and J. T. Salonen
Anger Expression and Incident Stroke : Prospective Evidence From the Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease Study
Stroke, March 1, 1999; 30(3): 523 - 528.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 1991 by the American Psychosomatic Society