@article{ref1,
title="Physiological and neuropsychological correlates of hostility",
journal="Neuropsychologia",
year="1997",
author="Demaree, H. A. and Harrison, D. W.",
volume="35",
number="10",
pages="1405-1411",
abstract="This experiment tested two hypotheses linking right cerebral arousal to hostility and physiological arousal. A replication of previous research supporting heightened physiological (systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate) reactivity among high-hostility subjects was partially successful. Hemispheric lateralization of cerebral activity in response to stress was also measured. Low- and high-hostility subjects were identified using the Cook-Medley Hostility Scale (CMHS). Physiological measures (systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate) were recorded and dichotic listening procedures were administered before and after administration of the cold-pressor paradigm. The primary finding of this research was greater right cerebral activation to stress among high-hostility subjects, as indicated by their enhanced ability to identify syllables presented to the left ear. Data further supported previous findings of heightened physiological reactivity to stress among high-hostility subjects and suggest a positive relationship between right cerebral activity and cardiovascular arousal.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0028-3932",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}