Relationship between Type a Behavior Pattern and Motivational Needs

1986 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 783-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard H. Chusmir ◽  
Jacqueline A. Hood
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Type B ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern ◽  
Job Commitment ◽  
Propensity To Leave ◽  
Motivational Needs

Type A/B behavior pattern, motivational needs, and several job-related attitudes and characteristics were examined for a group of 799 working men and women (358 men, 441 women) in a wide variety of occupations and hierarchical positions. Results of multiple regression analysis indicated that Type A individuals tend to be higher in n Ach, n Pwr, job commitment and managerial responsibilities, but lower in job satisfaction than Type B persons. Type B subjects are inclined in the opposite direction, being higher in job satisfaction but lower in n Ach, n Pwr, job commitment and organization level. A number of other variables, including n Aut, years employed, sex, education, and propensity to leave were not significantly related to Type A/B behavior.

Type a Behavior Pattern, Time Urgency and Arrival Time: A Replication

1983 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Lee ◽  
J. M. Innes
Keyword(s):  
Arrival Time ◽  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Type B ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern ◽  
Time Urgency

The finding by Gastorf (1980) that 11 subjects classified as Type A arrived significantly earlier at experimental sessions than those 17 classed as Type B was not replicated. There were no differences between the A and B groups, but both were significantly later in arriving than 25 “average” subjects.

The Relation between the Type A Behavior Pattern, Pacing, and Subjective Workload under Single-and Dual-Task Conditions

1985 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 675-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Damos
Keyword(s):  
Dual Task ◽  
Significant Interaction ◽  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Type B ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern ◽  
Single Task ◽  
Task Conditions ◽  
And Task

Twenty Type A and 20 Type B subjects performed two discrete tasks alone and together. Half of the subjects performed paced versions of both tasks; half, unpaced versions. Workload ratings were obtained for all subjects under single-and dual-task conditions using eight bipolar adjective scales. Under single-task conditions there was a significant interaction between behavior pattern and pacing on one of the tasks. This interaction indicated that Type A subjects responded more rapidly under unpaced conditions than did Type B subjects, although there was little difference between the groups under paced conditions. Under dualtask conditions, Type A subjects responded more rapidly than did Type B subjects regardless of pacing. There was one significant interaction between behavior pattern and task on one of the workload scales.

Maintenance of Type a Behavior: Support for a Type-Similarity Hypothesis

1987 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 771-774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy L. Berrenberg ◽  
Mark A. Canjar ◽  
Suzell A. Klein ◽  
Beth B. Bugosh
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Stimulus Person ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Type B ◽  
Behavior Support ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern ◽  
Similarity Hypothesis ◽  
Female Type ◽  
Male Type

This study tested two hypotheses that might account for the maintenance of the Type A behavior pattern. 56 male and 56 female Type A and B subjects rated the attractiveness of a stimulus person described as a Type A male, Type A female, Type B male, or Type B female. Type A subjects preferred the Type A stimulus person, while Type B subjects were mote attracted to the Type B stimulus person. These findings supported a type-similarity hypothesis.

Role Stress, the Type A Behavior Pattern, and External Auditor Job Satisfaction and Performance

2001 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard T. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Role Stress ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern ◽  
External Auditor ◽  
And Performance

This study examines the relationship between elements of role stress and two important external auditor job outcome variables: job satisfaction and performance. The study extends prior research by examining the moderating influence of the Type A behavior pattern on these relationships. The need to re-examine the linkages between the elements of role stress and both job satisfaction and job performance using theoretically based moderators, such as the Type A behavior pattern, has been highlighted in the role-stress literature. Analysis of survey data confirmed that both role conflict and role ambiguity are significantly negatively associated with auditor job performance and job satisfaction. However, the expected moderating role of the Type A behavior pattern on the relationships between the components of role stress and job satisfaction and auditor job performance was not found. Interestingly, however, a direct positive relationship between the Type A behavior pattern and both job outcome variables was apparent. The latter result suggests that, among audit professionals, Type A individuals tend to outperform and be more satisfied with their employment than Type Bs.

Type A/B Behavior and Eight Basic Emotions in 1084 Employees

1995 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 1019-1024 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katija Čatipović-Veselica ◽  
Vjekoslav Amidžić ◽  
Dinko Burić ◽  
Vesna Ilakovac ◽  
Damir Kozmar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Type B ◽  
Basic Emotions ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern ◽  
Behavioral Counseling ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Emotional Dimensions ◽  
The Relationship

We examined the prevalence of Type A/B behavior and Emotion Profiles in 1084 employees. This report focused on the relationship between Type A behavior and eight basic emotion dimensions. Of the 1084 subjects 710 (65%) scored as Type A and 374 (34.5%) as Type B. The mean Bortner scores for all subjects were 182.8 ( SD = 33.7), scores on emotional dimensions for Incorporation and Reproduction were high, and intensities for Ejection and Destruction were low; mean scores on other emotions were normal. Significant differences between Type A and Type B scores were found on six emotional dimensions. Subjects classified as Type A had ratings lower on trustful, controlled, and timid and higher on aggressive, distrustful, and uncontrolled than did persons classified as Type B. There were no differences between Type A and Type B scores on the emotion dimensions of Reproduction and Deprivation. Our data suggest multiple emotional components may comprise the Type A behavior pattern. This is important for behavioral counseling programs and early preventive efforts which could be aimed at reducing the intensity of Type A behaviors.

Death Anxiety and the Type a Behavior Pattern

1985 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 745-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen S. Pfost ◽  
Kelly A. Peters ◽  
Michael J. Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Type A ◽  
Physiological Arousal ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Type B ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern ◽  
Threatening Stimuli

The hypothesis that Type A individuals ( n = 17) would report less death anxiety than Type B individuals ( n = 17) but would manifest more perceptual defensiveness and physiological arousal when presented with death-related stimuli was not confirmed. Type A persons did report significantly more repression toward threatening stimuli in general than Type B persons. Sources for the obtained findings are discussed.

Prevalence and Correlates of the Type a Behavior Pattern in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

1985 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 699-706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn K. Potts ◽  
Barry P. Katz ◽  
Kenneth D. Brandt
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Job Involvement ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Type B ◽  
Physical Status ◽  
Jenkins Activity Survey ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern ◽  
Activity Survey

The Type A behavior pattern was noted less frequently in a group of 60 patients with rheumatoid arthritis than was expected based on standardized norms for the Jenkins Activity Survey. Patients manifesting Type A behavior with respect to factors of Speed and Impatience and Job Involvement tended to have better physical status than those exhibiting Type B behavior. These aspects of the Type A behavior pattern may be associated with good physical health in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

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