| Gender disparities in the attribution of cardiac-related symptoms: contribution of common sense models of illness. | |
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PMID: 9697944 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The role of common sense models of heart disease in the attribution of cardiac-related symptoms was examined in a sample of healthy young adults (N = 224). Participants were less likely to attribute symptoms to possible cardiac causes for female victims reporting stressful life events (M = 5.14) than for female victims without such stressors (M = 6.82) or for male victims with (M = 6.23) or without (M = 6.48) concurrent stressors. Cardiac attributions remained lowest for female/high-stress victims in additional samples of undergraduates (N = 194), community-residing adults (N = 48), and physicians (N = 45), although this outcome sometimes appeared to reflect additive, rather than interactive, effects. Two final experiments with undergraduate samples (Ns = 48 and 60, respectively) indicated that stereotypes associating heart disease with male gender may account for gender disparities in the attribution of cardiac-related symptoms. |
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Authors:
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R Martin; E E Gordon; P Lounsbury |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association Volume: 17 ISSN: 0278-6133 ISO Abbreviation: Health Psychol Publication Date: 1998 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-11-12 Completed Date: 1998-11-12 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8211523 Medline TA: Health Psychol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 346-57 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology and Center on Aging, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA. rene-martin@uiowa.edu |
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Adolescent Adult Coronary Disease / psychology* Female Gender Identity* Humans Internal-External Control Life Change Events Male Myocardial Infarction / psychology Sick Role* Stereotyping Students / psychology |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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AG00214-06/AG/NIA NIH HHS |
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