Abstract
Background and objectives: Recognition and study of psychological and biological risk factors of coronary heart disease are an important task. The aim of this article is to study the psychological risk factors of coronary heart disease and relation of five personality factors and eight coping styles with this disease.
Materials and Methods: The study subjects were 120 individuals, including (60 patients with confirmed coronary artery disease who were hospitalized in Tabriz Shahid Madani cardiac center hospital. Sixty age and sex match normal people) people age 40-60, were selected randomly. The NEO personality factor test, coping styles test and demographic test, were performed in each individuals and the data were analyzed by multiple regression analysis, Independent t-test and Pearson correlation.
Results: Among the five personality factors only neuroticism factor had meaningful difference between two groups (P < 0.05). Among the coping styles had a meaningful difference between T-test analysis revealed that styles avoidance and self-control had significant difference between two groups (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: Psychological risk factors that prepare individuals for coronary heart disease include: Neuroticism factor (that is saturation from traits like hostility, grief, pessimism, negative affects), avoidance coping style (that is negative and emotional policy in encounter with stressful events of life) and self-control style that prevent to appear feelings and emotions of individual and to create affective inhibition.