Hostility and health: Mediating effects of belief systems and coping styles |
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Authors: | Debra J Vandervoort |
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Institution: | (1) University of Hawaii at Hilo, USA;(2) Social Sciences Division, Department of Psychology, University of Hawaii at Hilo, 200 W. Kawili, 96720 Hilo, HI |
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Abstract: | The present study investigates the relationship between hostility, health, belief systems, and ways of coping with anger,
anxiety, and sadness in a college student sample. Hostility is of interest in the health psychology literature because it
has been associated with coronary heart disease, other illnesses, and general mortality. The results reveal that relative
to their low-hostility counterparts, individuals scoring high on the Cook and Medley Hostility Scale report poorer physical
health and a belief system characterized by vindictiveness, pessimism, unrealistic expectations of the self and others, and
a desire to avoid difficulties. They were also more likely to employ confrontive and escape-avoidance coping styles when dealing
with anger and escapeavoidance strategies in coping with anxiety and sadness. Irrational beliefs and escapeavoidance coping
with anger were found to play a mediating role in the relationship between hostility and health. Clinical implications of
the findings are discussed. |
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