An Overview of Jenkins Activity Survey Data in South Africa

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.J.W. Strümpfer
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Type A ◽  
Behaviour Pattern ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
Personalized Feedback ◽  
Jenkins Activity Survey ◽  
High Type ◽  
Marketing Orientation ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Activity Survey

Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS) data on samples of executives are reviewed first, followed by data on non-executive samples. A strong possibility exists of an unusually high incidence of the Type A behaviour pattern, as measured by the JAS Type A scale, among white managers in business and industries characterized by a strong marketing orientation and in occupations characterized by fast, personalized feedback on performance. Afrikaans speakers tended to obtain higher mean Type A scores than English speakers, in some cases significantly so. Patterns of scores on the Factor S, J and H scales suggest that the high Type A scores do not necessarily imply a high risk for coronary heart disease. However, the possibility of other ill-health as a consequence should be considered.

Psychological correlates of coronary heart disease

1985 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 581-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher C. Tennant ◽  
Pauline M. Langeluddecke
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Type A ◽  
Behaviour Pattern ◽  
Psychological Traits ◽  
Psychological Measures ◽  
Psychological Correlates ◽  
Clinical Indices ◽  
Activity Survey

SynopsisThe Type A behaviour pattern and other measures of psychological traits and symptom states were assessed in 92 subjects (predominantly male) presenting for coronary angiography. These measures were correlated with three angiographic indices of coronary heart disease (CHD) severity and two clinical indices (angina and the duration of CHD). The only psychological measures associated with atherosclerosis (assessed by angiography) were indices of personality: Type A (the Jenkins Activity Survey), trait tension, trait anxiety and suppression of anger. It was concluded that these traits may have some role in the pathogenesis of coronary atherosclerosis. None of the measures of psychological symptoms showed a significant association with angiography indices. However, depressive symptoms and expressed hostility were associated with the severity of angina and duration of heart disease. It was concluded that these affects are the consequences of the physical disability of CHD.

The Type A/B Behaviour Pattern in Samples of Urban and Rural Men

2001 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geir Arild Espnes ◽  
Albert Conrad Mellam
Keyword(s):  
Type A ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Competitive Environment ◽  
Behaviour Pattern ◽  
Survey Analysis ◽  
Jenkins Activity Survey ◽  
Urban Sample ◽  
Rural Sample ◽  
Global Type ◽  
Activity Survey

The present study assessed the prevalence of the Type A behaviour pattern in a rural and an urban sample of men in Norway. The study was carried through on data collected for other purposes, reported earlier in 1998 and 1999, to evaluate whether there were differences in Type A behaviour pattern between the two environmental settings. The Type A behaviour pattern was assessed in both studies using the Jenkins Activity Survey. Analysis of the data on the Global Type A scale indicated that, on average, participants in both environments reported as Type Bs as opposed to Type As. However, the distribution of scores on the subscales of the Jenkins Activity Survey showed that mean scores on the Type A behaviour attributes were higher in the urban sample than those in the rural sample. The results concerning the expression of the Global Type A from these samples supported expectations about differences in challenges of a competitive environment such as an urban setting, expressed in the literature.

Self-Reported Type A Behavior and Marital Status

1987 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-106
Author(s):  
D. De Leo ◽  
S. Caracciolo ◽  
M. A. Baserga Marchetti ◽  
S. Molinari
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Job Involvement ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Jenkins Activity Survey ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern ◽  
Survey Form ◽  
Stratified Sample ◽  
Activity Survey

The Jenkins Activity Survey Form C. was administered to a stratified sample of workers (1000 men and 465 women) to study the distribution of the Type A Behavior Pattern among Italians. General Type A scores were higher in married vs unmarried men and Job Involvement scores were higher for single persons than for married ones. Results suggest a stronger link between job involvement and marital status than between job involvement and Type A behavior.

The Validity of the Jenkins Activity Survey in Terms of Illness and Work

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 120-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.J.W. Strümpfer
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Studies ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Behaviour Pattern ◽  
Jenkins Activity Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Negative Findings ◽  
Drive Component ◽  
Activity Survey ◽  
The Relationship

The Type A Behaviour Pattern (TABP) and the Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS), as a means of operationalizing it, are described. The JAS is a measure of the ‘pressured drive’ component of the TABP and is related only poorly to the Structured Interview, which is usually considered as the standard méasure of the TABP. Literature on the JAS and coronary heart disease (CHD) is reviewed first. Cross-sectional studies provided favourable validation but not so prospective studies. A number of large-scale prospective studies with consistently negative findings are viewed as inconclusive for sampling reasons. Overall, the results discourage use of the JAS as a predictor of CHD. Next, data on the JAS and illness in general, as well as accidents and injuries, are reviewed and moderate support for the relationship is found. Lastly, the relationship of the JAS to occupational and productivity criteria is reviewed and fairly strong ties are highlighted. A number of alternative measures and more sophisticated research designs are proposed.

Relations among Four Individual Difference Measures Associated with Cardiovascular Dysfunction and Anger Coping Style

1988 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 779-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert T. Croyle ◽  
John B. Jemmott ◽  
Brian D. Carpenter
Keyword(s):  
Individual Difference ◽  
Coping Style ◽  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Anger Expression ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Jenkins Activity Survey ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern ◽  
Power Motivation ◽  
Activity Survey

Scores on four individual difference instruments used in investigations of hypertension and coronary heart disease were compared. 112 college undergraduates completed a Thematic Apperception Test to assess power motivation, the student form of the Jenkins Activity Survey to assess Type A behavior pattern, a version of the Harburg Anger-out Scale, and a new instrument, the Anger Expression Scale. Analyses yielded modest but significant correlations among some of the scales. Students scoring higher on anger-out coping style, as indexed by the anger-out subscale of the Anger Expression Scale and the Harburg Anger-out Scale, had higher scores on power motivation, global Type A, and the Speed and Impatience subscale of the Jenkins Activity Survey. Neither power motivation nor inhibited power motivation was significantly associated with Type A behavior pattern. Implications of the results are discussed within the context of recent findings in personality assessment and health psychology.

Beliefs and Fears Underlying Type a Behaviour

1984 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 655-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald J. Burke
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
University Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Type A ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Jenkins Activity Survey ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Cognitive Social Learning ◽  
Activity Survey

Price proposed that Type A behaviour allows individuals to cope with fears and anxieties engendered by beliefs they develop about their environment through socialization. This study tests her cognitive social-learning model of Type A behaviour by developing measures of beliefs and fears and validating them against a standardized Type A measure, Jenkins Activity Survey. 153 male and female university students of administration responded to questionnaires, assessing 3 beliefs, 4 fears, and 4 aspects of Type A behaviour. Measures of beliefs and fears had desirable psychometric properties and produced modest relationships with Jenkins' scores.

Differences in personality between sustained hypertension, isolated clinic hypertension and normotension

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Sanz ◽  
María Paz García‐Vera ◽  
Inés Magán ◽  
Regina Espinosa ◽  
María Fortún
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Behaviour Pattern ◽  
White Coat Hypertension ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Jenkins Activity Survey ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Sustained Hypertension ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Activity Survey

The aim of this study was to determine whether there are differences in personality between hypertension and normotension. Forty‐two male patients with essential hypertension were divided into two groups after self‐assessment of blood pressure, 18 with sustained hypertension and 24 with isolated clinic (white coat) hypertension, and were compared with 25 men with normotension on Spielberger's State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Jenkins Activity Survey. In line with hypotheses, the sustained hypertensive group showed higher levels of trait anxiety, Type A behaviour pattern, and hard‐driving behaviours/competitiveness than the normotensive group, whereas isolated clinic hypertensives occupied an intermediate position between those two groups. Results provide support to the hypothesised relationship between personality and hypertension and stress the need of distinguishing sustained hypertension from isolated clinic hypertension. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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