IAHRW International Journal of Social Sciences Review

Priyanka Mishra ¹, A. K. Srivastava ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, IN

Abstract

This study was aimed at determining whether there are differences in health conscious lifestyle between normotensives and hypertensives. From a small community sample of adults from Noida, 20 individuals with normotensives were selected and compared with a sex and age matched group of 20 individuals having hypertension and having clinic Blood Pressure (BP)> or 140/90 mm hg were tested on measures of health conscious lifestyle derived from standardized questionnaire. Results of independent t test revealed significant differences between normotensives and hypertensives and were in line with the hypothesis. The null hypothesis stand rejected and normotensives were found to be significantly higher on health conscious lifestyle comparatively than hypertensives.

Keywords

Health Conscious Lifestyle, Normotension, Hypertension.

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Priyanka Mishra ¹, A. K. Srivastava ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, IN

Abstract

In this current scenario, the two major behaviors as- impatience and hostility are expanding day by day. There is substantial evidence to denote that the impatience and hostility both are associated with an elevated risk of hypertension. Some psychological factors are here which affects the likelihood of experiencing interpersonal interactions with negative emotional valence, and the intensity of this response is correlated with increased systolic/diastolic blood pressure response during interaction. Impatience and hostility, the two main subcomponents of Type A personality, were studied in order to evaluate the link between impatience, hostility and hypertension disease. In this study we examine the relations among impatience, hostility and hypertension disease.

Keywords

Hypertension, Impatience, Hostility, Heart Disease.

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