The relationship between hostility, smoking, and alcohol consumption in Mexican Americans.
We examined the effect of hostility on smoking and alcohol consumption using data from a three-generation study of Mexican Americans. The irritability subscale of the Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory was used as the measure of hostility. Moderate associations were found between alcohol consumption and irritability scores among middle- and younger-generation females, with generally weaker or nonsignificant associations found in males. Smoking was moderately associated with irritability in middle- and younger-generation females and in younger-generation males. Differences in results by generation and gender are discussed as well as implications for future research.
Lee
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Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550.
Mendes de Leon
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Markides
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States