Why the study?
Do gender and anger suppression affect cardiovascular reactivity in individuals at risk for hypertension?
Population
54 college students with high and low normal blood pressure recruited based on mean arterial pressure
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May warrant gender-specific assessment of anger suppression in hypertension risk; leaves open causal links and intervention effects.
Do gender and anger suppression affect cardiovascular reactivity in individuals at risk for hypertension?
Gender differences exist in cardiovascular reactivity, with anger suppression exacerbating reactivity specifically in men at risk for hypertension.
Vögele et al. (1997) studied this question.
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