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Self-ratings of type A (coronary prone) adults: do type A's know they are type A's?

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Herman, S; Blumenthal, JA; Black, GM; Chesney, MA
Published in: Psychosom Med
October 1981

This study compared self-ratings and interview-band ratings of the type A coronary-prone behavior pattern. A Type A adjective scale was developed from the Gough-Adjective Checklist (ACL), using adjectives rated as characteristic and uncharacteristic of the Type A individual by a panel of 20 Type A researchers. Scores on this scale were compared with Type A ratings based on the structural interview. Results from a sample of 378 employed males indicate a significant linear relationship between self-ratings of Type A characteristics and interview-based Type A classification. Subsequent item analysis identified a subset of adjectives which were endorsed differentially by Type A and Type B individuals, and a subset of descriptors which were not differentially endorsed by the two groups. Implications of these findings for assessment and intervention approaches to coronary-prone behavior are discussed.

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Psychosom Med

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ISSN

0033-3174

Publication Date

October 1981

Volume

43

Issue

5

Start / End Page

405 / 413

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Self-Assessment
  • Risk
  • Psychiatry
  • Humans
  • Coronary Disease
  • Behavior
  • 5202 Biological psychology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Herman, S., Blumenthal, J. A., Black, G. M., & Chesney, M. A. (1981). Self-ratings of type A (coronary prone) adults: do type A's know they are type A's? Psychosom Med, 43(5), 405–413. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006842-198110000-00003
Herman, S., J. A. Blumenthal, G. M. Black, and M. A. Chesney. “Self-ratings of type A (coronary prone) adults: do type A's know they are type A's?Psychosom Med 43, no. 5 (October 1981): 405–13. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006842-198110000-00003.
Herman S, Blumenthal JA, Black GM, Chesney MA. Self-ratings of type A (coronary prone) adults: do type A's know they are type A's? Psychosom Med. 1981 Oct;43(5):405–13.
Herman, S., et al. “Self-ratings of type A (coronary prone) adults: do type A's know they are type A's?Psychosom Med, vol. 43, no. 5, Oct. 1981, pp. 405–13. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00006842-198110000-00003.
Herman S, Blumenthal JA, Black GM, Chesney MA. Self-ratings of type A (coronary prone) adults: do type A's know they are type A's? Psychosom Med. 1981 Oct;43(5):405–413.

Published In

Psychosom Med

DOI

ISSN

0033-3174

Publication Date

October 1981

Volume

43

Issue

5

Start / End Page

405 / 413

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Self-Assessment
  • Risk
  • Psychiatry
  • Humans
  • Coronary Disease
  • Behavior
  • 5202 Biological psychology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences