A longitudinal study of over 3,000 initially healthy participants tracked for up to 22 years found that individuals with higher levels of negative affectivity at the start of the study were more likely to develop and be treated for hypertension than those with lower levels.

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  Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Introduction to Psychology

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• Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Introduction to Psychology open.maricopa.edu Maricopa Open Digital Press via serper

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• negative affect concept
• hypertension concept