Why the study?
Does Type A behavior or family history of coronary heart disease affect physiological responsiveness to stressors in young women?
Does Type A behavior or family history of coronary heart disease affect physiological responsiveness to stressors in young women?
Type A behavior is only very weakly associated with physiological responsivity to stressors in young adult women, whereas a family history of heart disease is associated with higher resting systolic blood pressure.
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Type A shows no BP reactivity link in young women; leaves open family history of CHD as resting SBP correlate.
Lawler et al. (1986) studied this question.
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