Expressive/Suppressive Anger-Coping Responses, Gender, and Types of Mortality

Abstract

Suppressed anger at the time of an unjust attack may become chronic resentment (intermittent rage or hatred) about which little is known and requires research. The design for future research should experimentally measure both suppressed anger-coping responses (after an unfair attack) and morbidity (eg, blood pressure, bronchitis, immune disorder, etc.) to predict prospectively to earlier mortality.

Mediation effect of anger rumination on the relationship between dimensions of anger and anger control with mental health

“…Research findings have shown that there is a relationship between anger and health indicators and long-term serious health risks including hypertension (e.g., Everson, Goldberg, Kaplan, Julkunen, & Salonen, 1998;Everson, et al, 1997;Harburg, Julius, Kaciroti, Gliberman, & Schork, 2003;Mendes de Leon, 1992;Siegman, Townsend, Blumenthal, Sorkin, & Civelek, 1998;Smith & Ruize, 2002), blood pressure (Bishop, Ngau, & Pek, 2008;Bongard & al'Absi, 2005;Everson et al, 1998;Gallagher, Yarnell, Sweetnam, Elwood, & Stansfeld, 1999;Harburg, Gliberman, Russel, & Cooper,1991;Hogan & Linden, 2005;Jorgersen, Johnson, Kolodziej, & Schreer, 1996;Spicer & Chamberlin, 1996;Suls, Wan, & Costa, 1995), chronic headache (Duckro, ChibnallTomazic, 1995;Materazzo, Chathcart, & Pritchard, 2000;Spierings & Van Hoof, 1996), asthma (Friedman & Booth-Keweley, 1987), and cancer (Thomas et al, 2000). Higher levels of anger also predict the mortality rate (Harburg et al, 2003).…”

Der feine Unterschied – Genderspezifische Aspekte psychosozialer Risikofaktoren und Interventionen bei Patienten mit koronarer Herzkrankheit

“…Bei Männern konnte bisher kein deutlicher Zusammenhang gefunden werden. Frauen dagegen, die in Konflikten mit ihren Ehepartnern ihren Ärger nicht zum Ausdruck brachten, hatten ein deutlich erhöhtes Risiko, an den Folgen einer KHK zu versterben [6,32].…”

The Time Has Come for Physicians to Take Notice: The Impact of Psychosocial Stressors on the Heart

“…11 In 26 pairs where both suppressed their anger, there were 13 deaths: in 27% of couples one partner died and in 23% both died. In the remaining 166 pairs (one or both spouses communicate anger), there were 41 deaths: in 19% of couples one partner died and in 6% both died.…”