TABLE 3.
Percent Mortality for Husbands’ and Wives’ Anger-Coping Response Style Levels
| Type of couple (N = 192) | Husbands’ mortality |
|---|---|
| Suppressive husband, suppressive wife | 35.5% |
| Suppressive husband, mean level wife | 41.7% |
| Suppressive husband, expressive wife | 48.8% |
| Mean level husband, suppressive wife | 43.3% |
| Mean level husband, mean level wife | 40.0% |
| Mean level husband, expressive wife | 36.1% |
| Expressive husband, suppressive wife | 51.5% |
| Expressive husband, mean level wife | 37.5% |
| Expressive husband, expressive wife | 25.4% |
| Type of couple (N = 192) | Wives’ mortality |
| Suppressive wife, suppressive husband | 18.3% |
| Suppressive wife, mean level husband | 24.6% |
| Suppressive wife, expressive husband | 35.6% |
| Mean level wife, suppressive husband | 22.8% |
| Mean level wife, mean level husband | 24.0% |
| Mean level wife, expressive husband | 25.8% |
| Expressive wife, suppressive husband | 28.1% |
| Expressive wife, mean level husband | 23.4% |
| Expressive wife, expressive husband | 17.9% |
All values reflect the actual mortality rates in the full sample. Suppressive and expressive husbands and wives are defined as people who are 1 SD above or below the mean level on the anger-coping response style scale.