"Effects of hostility on ambulatory blood pressure and mood during daily living in healthy adults": Correction.

Reports an error in the original article by K. R?ikk?nen et al (Health Psychology, 1999[Jan], Vol 18[1], 44–53). On page 49, in Table 4, column headings and p-value are corrected. (The following abstract of this article originally appeared in record 1998-03081-007.) This study (a) tested the effects of hostile attributes on ambulatory blood pressure (BP), heart rate, and mood monitored repeatedly over 3 days in 100 healthy men and women and (b) determined whether the cardiovascular effects of trait hostility were moderated by mood. Multilevel random-coefficients regression analyses showed that hostile individuals exhibited higher systolic and diastolic BP and rated their current moods as more negative and less positive throughout the monitoring. Individuals low in hostility exhibited high BP only during the few occasions when they experienced negative mood. However, these patterns were true only when participants were classified by Potential for Hostility ratings from the Structured Interview (R. H. Rosenman, 1978), not by the Cynical Hostile Attitudes score derived from the Cook-Medley scale. Results provide convergent and ecological validity of interview rating of hostility… (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)