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.

scholarly journals The relationship between the Type A behavior pattern, fear of death, and manifest anxiety

1984 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
James L. Tramill ◽  
P. Jeannie Kleinhammer-Tramill ◽  
Stephen F. Davis ◽  
Cherri S. Parks ◽  
David Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Fear Of Death ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern ◽  
Manifest Anxiety ◽  
The Relationship

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.

scholarly journals The relationship between the Type A behavior pattern and process versus impact achievement motivation

1986 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 441-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen F. Davis ◽  
Cathy A. Grover ◽  
Cyril J. Sadowski ◽  
James L. Tramill ◽  
P. Jeannie Kleinhammer-Tramill
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern ◽  
Pattern And Process ◽  
The Relationship

Type A Behavior Pattern, Sex, and Social Support

2000 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denis J. Lynch ◽  
Kay F. Schaffer ◽  
Lucia Hinojosa
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Cardiac Disease ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
The Relationship

Low social support has been suggested as a contributing factor to cardiac disease in some individuals with Type A Behavior Pattern. A number of studies have focused on the relationship between social support and Type A traits in subjects without cardiac disease as a means of evaluating this hypothesis; however, results of these studies have been confusing. In the current study, involving samples of adolescents and working adults, there was a significant positive correlation between Type A scores and satisfaction with social support in men but not in women.

Time Urgency and Imagery in the Type a Behavior Pattern

1998 ◽  
Vol 86 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1323-1334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merilyn F. Howton ◽  
Joanne S. Lindoerfer ◽  
Richard G. Marriott
Keyword(s):  
Visual Imagery ◽  
Behavior Pattern ◽  
Time Estimation ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Behavior ◽  
Type A Behavior Pattern ◽  
Time Estimates ◽  
Mixed Analysis ◽  
Subject Variables ◽  
The Relationship

This study explored the relationship between Type A Behavior Pattern, visual imagery, and ability for time estimation. 115 subjects filled out a questionnaire which assessed them for the presence of a visual imaginary representation of time and scores on Type A or B behavior. While completing the questionnaire, subjects made estimates of four timed intervals of 8 min., 22 sec. The treatment consisted of formal training in visual imagery representations between time estimates of intervals 3 and 4. Data were analyzed using a 2 × 2 × 4 mixed analysis of variance in which the subject variables (Type A/B, visual imaginary representation, and time estimate) were dichotomized using median splits. The dependent measures were accuracy scores for each of the four estimation trials. Subjects with training in visual imaginary representation estimated time more accurately; Type A subjects with training in visual imaginary representation were the most accurate. All subjects improved over the four trials, with greatest improvement following training in visual imaginary representation. The most consistent improvement in time estimates occurred in Type A subjects. Results replicated and extended previous findings associating visual imaginary representations with more accurate time perception, especially for individuals scoring as showing Type A behavior pattern.

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