01727nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653003000118653001400148653001100162653002000173100001900193700002300212700001800235700001700253245007800270300001200348490000600360520110300366022001401469020001401483       1998                            d  c07/1998bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aCardiovascular Reactivity10aHostility10aStress10aSelf-perception1 aÓscar Landeta1 aAinhoa Barrenetxea1 aSusana Corral1 aJavier Otero00aExpressive component of hostility and cardiovascular reactivity to stress  a215-2250 v43 aThe present study examined the relationship between the expressive component of hostility and cardiovascular reactivity when people cope with an stressful situation. All of theses variables are placed in a theoretical context that claims an association between cardiovascular reactivity and cardiovascular disease. A sample of women, separated in three groups on the basis of their scores on the Buss-Durkee scale, was faced to different stressful situations (time reaction in shock avoidance, mental arithmetic, Raven’s anagrams, and personal speech) while their heart rate, blood pressure, and peripheral blood volume were registered. Likewise, subjective perception of the stressful situation was measured by means of a Lykert scale in three different aspects (physiological activation, cognitive stress, and level of control). Results showed neither significance differences by groups or interaction of group by task. However, significance differences were found in cardiovascular reactivity by tasks. In the same way, we found differences in perception of physiological activation by groups.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437