Expression of Anger and Ill Health in Two Cultures: An Examination of Inflammation and Cardiovascular Risk

Psychological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 211-220

  Kitayama, Shinobu ^a   Park, Jiyoung ^b   Boylan, Jennifer Morozink ^c   Miyamoto, Yuri ^d   Levine, Cynthia S ^e   Markus, Hazel Rose ^f   Karasawa, Mayumi ^g   Coe, Christopher L ^d   Kawakami, Norito ^h   Love, Gayle D ^d   Ryff, Carol D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g TOKYO WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

anger expression; cardiovascular malfunctioning; culture; inflammation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANGER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922690329     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797614561268     Document Type: Article

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