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KMID : 0607520040120010023
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Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
2004 Volume.12 No. 1 p.23 ~ p.29
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The Comparison of Anger between Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Healthy Individuals
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Koh Kyung-Bong
Lee Sang-Hyuk
Kim Jang-Woo
Rho Gyu-Sik
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Abstract
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The objective of this study was to make a comparison on anger level between patients with coronary artery diseases and healthy individuals. 233 patients with coronary artery diseases and 215 normal controls were enrolled in this study. The Anger Expression Scale, the anger and aggression subscales of the Stress Response Inventory(SRI) and the hostility subscale of the Symptom Checklist-90-revised(SCL-90-R) were used to assess the level of anger. The patients with coronary artery diseases scored significantly higher on the anger-out and anger total subscales of the anger expression scale, the anger and aggression subscales of the SRI than the normal controls. The patients with angina pectoris had significantly higher scores in the anger-out and anger-total subscale than those with myocardial infarction. Male subjects scored significantly higher on the anger-in subscale than females, whereas female subjects scored significantly higher on the anger-out subscale than male subjects. These results suggest that patients with coronary artery diseases are likely to have a higher level of anger or anger expression than normal controls and that there may be difference in anger expression between male and female patients. It is emphasized that anger management is needed to prevent the coronary artery disease patients from aggravating the illness.
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KEYWORD
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Coronary artery diseases, Anger level, Anger expression, Male, Female
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