title: Influence of age, sex, and family on Type A and hostile attitudes and behaviors.
abstract: We describe the influence of age, sex, and family on Type A and hostility indices that have been related to rates of coronary heart disease (CHD). The sample consisted of 120 girls and 95 boys (ages 6 to 18 years) and 141 women and 120 men (ages 31 to 62 years) from 142 families residing in an upper middle class community. Results showed little familial aggregation of Type A and hostility. Adults had higher Structured Interview (SI) Potential for Hostility ratings than did children, whereas children had higher Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)-derived Hostility scores and SI Anger-In ratings than did adults. Male adults and male children had higher SI Potential for Hostility ratings and MMPI-derived Hostility scores than did their female counterparts. The heightened hostility of males may account, in part, for their heightened risk of CHD relative to females'.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Woodall
authors.forename: T O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Engebretson
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: McCann
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Stoney
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Manuck
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Saab
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010553:Personality Development; D012931:Social Environment; D014434:Type A Personality