Adolescents with a hypertensive parent, Type A behavior, or high potential for hostility exhibited elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressure responses to behavioral stressors.
Observational (n=171)
Do Type A behavior, potential for hostility, and parental history of hypertension influence adolescents' cardiovascular responses to behavioral stressors?
Early signs of hostility and parental history of hypertension are associated with exaggerated cardiovascular responses to stress in adolescents, suggesting a potential pathophysiological mechanism for future cardiovascular disease.
ABSTRACT We investigated the influences of Type A behavior, potential for hostility, and parental history of diagnosed hypertension on adolescents’ cardiovascular responses to three behavioral stressors. The participants were 72 male and 99 female adolescents enrolled in grades 6 to 12. Results showed that adolescents with a hypertensive parent had larger diastolic blood pressure responses during all three stressors than did adolescents without hypertensive parents; this effect was particularly pronounced among the Type As. Adolescents rated as high on potential for hostility had elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressure responses, particularly during isometric exercise. Results regarding parental history of hypertension and Type A replicate previous studies in adolescents. Results regarding potential for hostility showed for the first time that early signs of hostility are related to psychophysiological responses thought to be pathophysiological mechanisms in the etiology of cardiovascular diseases.
McCann et al. (Thu,) conducted a observational in Cardiovascular responses to stress (n=171). Type A behavior, potential for hostility, and parental history of hypertension vs. Adolescents without these traits or parental history was evaluated on Cardiovascular responses (systolic and diastolic blood pressure) to three behavioral stressors. Adolescents with a hypertensive parent, Type A behavior, or high potential for hostility exhibited elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressure responses to behavioral stressors.
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