Type a Coronary-Prone Behavior Pattern, Self-Consciousness, and Self-Monitoring: A Questionnaire Study

1982 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 471-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. Herbertt ◽  
J. M. Innes
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Behavioral Assessment ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Factor Analytic Study ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Coronary Prone Behavior

A correlational and factor analytic study of data from 233 undergraduate university students was designed to test the hypothesis that there are differences between Type A and Type B individuals in their predisposition to be self-aware. Both measures of Type A behavior did not correlate with measures of self-consciousness but did show small, statistically significant relationships with a measure of self-monitoring. This finding is discussed in the light of experimental data reported in the literature. A significant but small correlation found between the two measures of Type A behavior is discussed with reference to the use of short scales for Type A behavioral assessment.

Behavioral Assessment of the Type A Behavior Pattern

1984 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 415-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Blumenthal ◽  
Leslie C. Oʼtoole ◽  
Thomas Haney
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Behavioral Assessment ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern

Impulsivity and the Coronary-Prone Behavior Pattern

1980 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 976-978 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Innes
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female College ◽  
Coronary Prone Behavior

It has recently been suggested that individuals showing the Type A behavior pattern may be less impulsive than those not showing the pattern. In this way the failure of the Type A individual to make many errors in reaction time tasks may be accounted for. A correlational study with 56 male and female college undergraduates does show a trend towards a negative relationship between Type A and impulsivity, but within the construct of impulsivity two components, risk-taking and non-planning, show relationships with Type A in opposing directions.

Type a Behavior Pattern and Motor Vehicle Drivers' Behavior

1986 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 875-878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony R. Perry
Keyword(s):  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Jenkins Activity Survey ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern ◽  
Sense Of Time ◽  
Time Urgency ◽  
Activity Survey ◽  
Coronary Prone Behavior

2 major components of the Type A coronary-prone behavior pattern are said to be a chronic sense of time urgency and impatience. The present study was done to determine whether these characteristics are associated with the driving performance of Type A individuals. 38 women and 32 men completed the Jenkins Activity Survey and a questionnaire concerning their driving. Those subjects exhibiting more Type A behavior tended to be more impatient, reported being involved in more accidents, and received more tickets for driving violations than those scoring lower on the Type A scale.

Identifying Relationships between Self-Report Measures of Personality and the Type a Behavior Pattern

1989 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Mellor ◽  
L. A. Berg
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Impression Management ◽  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern ◽  
Distinctive Type

Relationships between self-report measures of personality and the Type A behavior pattern (TABP) were examined in a sample of eighty-eight male and female adults. TABP categorization was based on the Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS). Personality traits were measured by the Self-Monitoring Scale (SM), the Self-Deception Scale (SD), and the Impression Management Scale (IM). Predictions were that Type As would report lower scores than Type Bs on the SM and IM scales, but higher scores than Type Bs on the SD scale. Results indicated that independent of individual differences on other measures, age of subject, sex of subject, or social desirability responding that predictions were supported, with the exception that Type As reported lower scores than Type Bs on the SD scale. This suggests that self-report measures may be used to identify relationships between personality traits and TABP, and that Type As may be distinguished from Type Bs by trait tendencies toward low self-monitoring, low self-deception, and low impression management. This also suggests that distinctive Type A behavioral tendencies and coping strategies may be manifestations or consequences of specific trait tendencies.

Convergent Validity of Self-Reported Type a Behavior Pattern of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

1986 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 831-838 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Caracciolo ◽  
S. Molinari
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Check List ◽  
Jenkins Activity Survey ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern ◽  
Adjective Check List ◽  
Activity Survey ◽  
Coronary Prone Behavior

A number of instruments has been proposed purporting to measure the Type A Behavior Pattern and evidence suggests little agreement among the measures. In this paper data are presented on the convergent validity of three self-report measures, the Jenkins Activity Survey, Form C; the Adjective Check List, Type A Behavior Scale; and the Coronary-prone Behavior Attitudes scale. A consecutive series of 33 outpatients affected by angina pectoris from a cardiologic department were subjects. Treatment with beta-blockers led to exclusion of eight subjects so that final sample was of 25, whose mean age was 60.24 yr. Most were female (76%, n = 19) and blue collar workers (72%, n = 18). A significant correlation was shown between the scores of Jenkins Activity Survey and the other scales, except for Type A elements related to hard-driving attitudes and job situation. No correlation was found between scores on the Adjective Check List scale and on the Coronary-prone Behavior Attitudes scale. The data are discussed in the light of the complexity of Type A Behavior Pattern, supporting the hypothesis of the multidimensional nature of this phenomenon and in terms of sociodemographic characteristics of the group.

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