Perfil emocional y cognitivo de la hipertensión arterial esencial mantenida frente a la normotensión
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2013
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Magán, I., Sanz, J., Espinosa, R., y García-Vera, M. P. (2013). Perfil emocional y cognitivo de la hipertensión arterial esencial mantenida frente a la normotensión. Clínica y Salud, 24(2), 67-76. https://doi.org/10.5093/cl2013a8
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El objetivo de este estudio ha siso analizar el perfil psicológico de la hipertensión arterial esencial (HTA-E) respecto a los siguientes constructos emocionales: ira rasgo, expresión y control de la ira, ansiedad, depresión y estrés, incluyéndose como novedad el análisis de los pensamientos automáticos y actitudes disfuncionales relacionadas con la ira-hostilidad. Para ello se comparo un grupo de 57 adultos con HTA-E mantenida con un grupo de 37 adultos con normotensión en diferentes medidas psicométricas de dichos constructos emocionales y cognitivos. Los resultados sugieren que las personas con HTA-E, en comparación a las normotensas, muestran niveles significativamente mas elevados de ansiedad y de pensamientos de afrontamiento de la ira-hostilidad así como una tendencia casi significativa a una mayor frecuencia de pensamientos hostiles y físicamente agresivos. Se discuten las implicaciones de estos hallazgos para los modelos psicológicos de la HTA-E y para el diseño o mejora de las intervenciones psicológicas en HTA-E.
This study was aimed at analyzing the psychological profile of essential hypertension (EHT) concerning the following emotional constructs: trait anger, anger expression and control, anxiety, depression, stress, and, as a novelty in comparison with previous scientific literature, automatic thoughts and dysfunctional attitudes related to anger-hostility. To do that, a group of 57 adults with sustained EHT was compared with a group of 37 adults with normotension on a variety of psychometric measures of those emotional and cognitive constructs. Results suggest that people with EHT, in comparison with normotensive, show significantly higher levels of anxiety and anger-hostility coping thoughts as well as an almost significant trend toward a higher frequency of hostile and physically aggressive thoughts. Implications of these findings for psychological models of EHT and for the design and improvement of psychological interventions in EHT are discussed.
This study was aimed at analyzing the psychological profile of essential hypertension (EHT) concerning the following emotional constructs: trait anger, anger expression and control, anxiety, depression, stress, and, as a novelty in comparison with previous scientific literature, automatic thoughts and dysfunctional attitudes related to anger-hostility. To do that, a group of 57 adults with sustained EHT was compared with a group of 37 adults with normotension on a variety of psychometric measures of those emotional and cognitive constructs. Results suggest that people with EHT, in comparison with normotensive, show significantly higher levels of anxiety and anger-hostility coping thoughts as well as an almost significant trend toward a higher frequency of hostile and physically aggressive thoughts. Implications of these findings for psychological models of EHT and for the design and improvement of psychological interventions in EHT are discussed.