Why the study?
Are higher levels of hostility associated with detrimental health behaviors in young adults?
Population
5,115 young adults, aged 18-30 years, black and white, male and female, in four large urban areas of the…
Comparison
Higher levels of hostility as determined by the… vs Lower levels of hostility (e.g., bottom quartile)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May flag young adults needing lifestyle counseling; leaves open causality for CHD outcomes.
Are higher levels of hostility associated with detrimental health behaviors in young adults?
Higher hostility in young adults is associated with detrimental health behaviors such as smoking and increased caloric intake, providing a potential mechanism for its link to coronary heart disease mortality.
Scherwitz et al. (1992) studied this question.
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