title: Are multiple roles a risk factor for myocardial infarction in women?
abstract: This study examined whether multiple social roles are associated with an increased risk for a first myocardial infarction in a sample of Dutch women and whether there is evidence in favour of either the scarcity or the enhancement hypothesis about multiple roles. Subjects were 79 patients with a first myocardial infarction (MI), and they were compared with 90 hospital controls. Logistic regression analyses showed that multiple social roles do not constitute a risk factor for a first myocardial infarction. Classic risk factors seem to be more important. Neither the scarcity nor the enhancement hypothesis was confirmed in connection with a first myocardial infarction. However, the findings do support the enhancement hypothesis with regard to general health. In conclusion, the results indicate that multiple social roles do not constitute a risk factor for a first myocardial infarction in women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Psychology, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Collijn
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Appels
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nijhuis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000523:psychology*; D009426:Netherlands; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*