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Hostility, cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption in the general population

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  • Whiteman, M. C.
  • Fowkes, F. G. R.
  • Deary, I. J.
  • Lee, A. J.

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Hostility has been associated with coronary heart disease, and hostility may affect coronary risk through its influence on risk factors such as cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption. The objective of this study was to determine relationships between hostile personality, cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption in the general population. The Edinburgh Artery Study comprises a cross-sectional survey of 1592 men and women aged 55-74 years sampled from age-sex registers of 10 general practices throughout the city. The Bedford-Foulds Personality Deviance Questionnaire was used to elicit extrapunitiveness (including hostile thoughts), dominance (including hostile acts) and intropunitiveness. Social class, age and deprivation score were controlled for in multivariate analyses. The hostile thoughts scale emerged as a significant independent predictor of alcohol consumption in men and women (P

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  • Whiteman, M. C. & Fowkes, F. G. R. & Deary, I. J. & Lee, A. J., 1997. "Hostility, cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption in the general population," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 44(8), pages 1089-1096, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:44:y:1997:i:8:p:1089-1096
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