Cynical hostility is defined by an emotional style of high anger and frequent thoughts that other people cannot be trusted. A person with hostility doesn’t just think, “I hate to stand in long lines at the grocery store.” A person with hostility thinks, “That other shopper deliberately sped up and beat me to my rightful position in the line!”—and either seethes or makes a nasty expression or comment to the unsuspecting person who is standing in front of him. People who score high on measures of cynical hostility often cope passively by eating, drinking, and smoking more. They tend to get more
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