January 1, 1998
View Full PaperFacial expression and the affective component of cynical hostility in male coronary heart disease patients.
Structured PICO
Is there a relationship between facial expressions of emotion and cynical hostility scores in male coronary heart disease patients?
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Population
116 male coronary heart disease patients
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Intervention
Assessment of hostility using the Cook-Medley Hostility Scale (Ho) and videotaped Type A Structured Interview
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Outcome
Relationship between facial expressions of emotion (coded using the Facial Action Coding System) and Ho scores
In male patients with coronary heart disease, cynical hostility is specifically associated with facial expressions of contempt rather than anger, particularly among those with low defensiveness.
Abstract
This study describes the affective component of hostility as measured by the Cook-Medley Hostility Scale (Ho; W. Cook anger expression was not. Also, there was a significant interaction between hostility and defensiveness, wherein low-defensive, highly hostile people showed substantially more contempt expression than others. The implications of these findings for the construct validity of Ho and for identifying clinically important subtypes of hostility are discussed.
Cite This Study
Rosenberg et al. (Thu,) studied this question.