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ArticleInternational journal of behavioral medicine2015

Cognitive Avoidant Coping Is Associated with Higher Carotid Intima Media Thickness Among Middle-Aged Adults.

Andreas R Schwerdtfeger, Hubert Scharnagl, Tatjana Stojakovic, Eva-Maria Rathner

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Article in International journal of behavioral medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Andreas R SchwerdtfegerDepartment of Psychology, Health Psychology Unit, University of Graz, Graz, Austria. andreas.schwerdtfeger@uni-graz.at.
Hubert ScharnaglClinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Tatjana StojakovicClinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Eva-Maria RathnerDepartment of Psychology, Health Psychology Unit, University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Medical University of Graz · ATUniversity of Graz · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCognitive avoidant coping (CAV) has been associated with elevated autonomic stress reactivity, thus presumably elevating risk for cardiovascular diseases. However, more direct evidence for this hypothesis is lacking. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to relate carotid intima media thickness (IMT) to CAV in nonclinical participants.

methodsA total of 124 participants (61 women) with a mean age of 37.52 years (SD = 7.93, MIN = 30, MAX = 60) participated in the study. IMT was assessed by ultrasonic imaging and CAV via questionnaire (Mainz Coping Inventory; MCI).

resultsRegression analysis revealed that although CAV was not significantly associated with IMT, there was a significant interaction of CAV and age. Whereas for younger adults, there was no significant relation for older individuals, CAV and IMT were significantly positively associated.

conclusionsFindings suggest that CAV could constitute a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases with increasing age.

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CognitionAdultAutonomic Nervous SystemCardiovascular DiseasesCarotid Intima-Media ThicknessFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRegression AnalysisRisk FactorsCardiovascular riskCognitive avoidant copingIntima media thicknessPreclinical atherosclerosis

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