The authors studied 31 consecutive patients newly diagnosed with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) as compared with 31 age- and gender-matched control subjects, assessing emotional distress (ED), nine psychopathological symptoms, critical life events, and alexithymia. Results showed no difference in the number of critical life events; however CSC patients showed elevated ED and elevated sc...

This study examined a family process model of early adolescent problem behavior in a community sample of 416 two-parent families. With family systems theory, a model was developed that suggests (a) marital hostility and parental depressive affect are conjoint familial stressors for youths, (b) youth triangulation mediates the association between marital hostility and adolescent problems, and (c...

Thirty cases of alopecia Areata from O.P.D. of Govt. Hospital, Madras were administered Indian Version of schedule of Recent Experience, Taylor's Manifest Anxiety Scale, Beck's Depressive Inventory, Hostility Direction and Hostility Questionnaire of Fould's and Cattell's 16 PF Questionnaire (Form E) to find out antecedent stress, anxiety, depression, hostility and personality factors. Thirty ca...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between hostility, anger expression, and blood pressure (BP) dipping. METHODS A 24-hour ambulatory BP was obtained from 34 African Americans and 52 white Americans who were enrolled in a study of sleep, stress, and BP. Self-report measures were used to assess anger expression and hostility. RESULTS After controlling for body m...

The purpose of present paper is to discuss the concept horizontal hostility, a special type workplace violence among working women. Horizontal hostility has been identified as aggressive behavior inflicted by women towards other due gender issues or minority group members issues. Different psychological and organizational level drivers have analyzed through literature. significant results in ph...

The strategic information systems planningprocess (SISP) has become increasingly important for public organizations to achieve alignment, SISP is overwhelmedwith problems that hinder from reaping its benefits of it. Environmental hostility the most prominent. Therefore, this research investigates influence environmental hostilityas a moderator variable in relationship between planning process (...