Why the study?
Are optimism and cynical hostility associated with incident coronary heart disease and mortality in black and white women?
Are optimism and cynical hostility associated with incident coronary heart disease and mortality in black and white women?
Psychological factors such as optimism and cynical hostility are independently associated with incident coronary heart disease and mortality in black and white women.
Does not yet support incorporating psychological screening into women's CHD prevention; extends observational associations across racial groups but leaves causal effects open.
Optimism and cynical hostility are independently associated with important health outcomes in black and white women. Future research should examine whether interventions designed to change attitudes would lead to altered risk.
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