@entity409 and negative emotions in adolescent XXXX .

@entity1 @entity308 @entity146 @entity409 @entity450 @entity148 @entity9054 @entity65
BACKGROUND: @entity409 predicts @entity65 and may be associated with negative emotions in adolescents. This study was conducted to determine if hopelessness, hostility, and @entity308 , @entity148 , @entity9054 were associated with compromised endothelial function and whether those associations were mediated by health risk behaviors. METHODS: Endothelial function, assessed through brachial artery reactive @entity450 , was measured in a psychopathology enriched sample of 60 15-18-year-old @entity1 . The correlations between hopelessness, hostility, and @entity308 , @entity148 , @entity9054 and the percent change in forearm vascular resistance (PCFVR) were measured. Possible mediation effects of health risk behaviors were tested. RESULTS: Hopelessness was negatively associated with PCFVR, controlling for race and body mass index. @entity9054 without any @entity148 was associated with better endothelial function. The other negative emotions were not associated with PCFVR. Risky health behaviors were associated with @entity9054 and hopelessness, but not with PCFVR, so there was no evidence of mediation. CONCLUSION: The main finding was that hopelessness in adolescent @entity1 was associated with @entity409 . This may indicate that when present, hopelessness places a @entity1 at risk for later @entity65 , whether she has a @entity146 or not. Possible mechanisms for this finding are examined and the surprising finding that @entity9054 is associated with better endothelial function is also discussed. Suggestions for future research are presented.
