Psychological response styles and cardiovascular health: confound or independent risk factor?

Article Abstract:

This article examines the effectiveness of using response styles as predictors of cardiovascular health. Results indicate that controlling for personality-related confounds in cardiovascular health studies did not improve predictive accuracy, but using response styles as independent variables significantly improved the accuracy of cardiovascular health predictions in longitudinal studies.

Statistical Data Included, Research, Methods, Usage, Measurement, Longitudinal method, Heart diseases, Blood pressure, Personality, Psychology, Blood pressure measurement, Psychological methods, Prediction (Psychology), Psychological reactance

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Changes in smoking behaviors from late childhood to adolescence: insights from the Canadian national longitudinal survey of children and youth

Article Abstract:

A study uses growth mixture modeling to examine smoking behavior in Canadian youth. Instances are taken from a survey.

Smokers

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Perceived racism and cardiovascular reactivity and recovery to personally relevant stress

Article Abstract:

A study examines cardiovascular responses of black men who face racial discrimination.

United States, Analysis, Influence, Cardiovascular abnormalities, Racism

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