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High hostility is linked to increased mortality and unhealthy drinking patterns, particularly consuming many drinks per occasion. This drinking behavior may partially explain the connection between hostility and death.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Hostility is a personality trait linked to adverse health outcomes.
  • Understanding the mechanisms connecting hostility to mortality is crucial for public health interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between hostility and drinking patterns.
  • To determine if drinking patterns mediate the relationship between hostility and all-cause mortality.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from 3326 current drinkers in the Vietnam Experience Study cohort.
  • Measured hostility using the Abbreviated Cook-Medley Hostility Scale (ACM).
  • Assessed alcohol consumption via total monthly intake, drinking frequency, drinks per drinking day, and heavy episodic drinking.

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Main Results:

  • Hostility correlated significantly with higher total monthly alcohol intake, more drinks per drinking day, and heavy episodic drinking.
  • Hostility, drinks per drinking day, heavy episodic drinking, and total monthly alcohol intake were all associated with increased all-cause mortality.
  • Drinking patterns, especially drinks per drinking day, partially mediated the association between hostility and mortality.

Conclusions:

  • Elevated hostility is associated with increased mortality and detrimental drinking behaviors.
  • Drinking patterns, particularly the quantity consumed per occasion, may elucidate the link between hostility and health outcomes.