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The Relation of Trait anger and Anger Expression to Cardiovascular Responses and Depression in Middle-aged Korean Women  

Park Young-Joo (College of Nursing Korea University)
Baik Soonim (Department of Nursing, Ansan Hospital, Korea University Medical Center)
Choi Younghee (Department of Nursing, Ansan Hospital. Korea University Medical Center)
Shin Hyunjeong (College of Nursing Korea University)
Moon Sohyun (College of Nursing Korea university)
Khim Soonyong (College of Nursing Korea University)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.35, no.7, 2005 , pp. 1371-1378 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study was designed to examine the relation of trait anger and anger expression to blood pressure, cholesterol, and depression in middle-aged Korean women. Methods: This descriptive correlational design was conducted using a convenient sample taken from the health center of K University Hospital located in Kyungki province, Korea. The subjects were 252 women aged 40 to 64 years. Spielberger's state trait anger expression inventory - Korean version and Beck's depression inventory were used for measuring trait anger, state anger, anger expression and depression. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson correlation, two-way ANOVA, and cluster analysis using a pc-SAS program. Results: The anger expression types by cluster analysis were Anger out/in type, Low anger expression type, and Anger control type. The level of cholesterol and depression were significantly higher in women with high anger in and high trait anger. In addition, the level of depression was significantly higher in women with a high anger temperament. Conclusions: Trait anger and anger in might be related to cholesterol and depression in women. However, this study does not reveal the relation between blood pressure and trait anger and anger expression.
Keywords
Anger, Anger expression, Midlife Korean women, Depression, Cardiovascular responses;
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