Prevalence and sociodemographic variance of type A behavior in Finnish preadolescents, adolescents, and young adults.
The prevalence and sociodemographic variance of Type A behavior was studied among 1,721 preadolescents, adolescents, and young adults in Finland. The AFMS questionnaire (Type A behavior questionnaire for the Finnish Multicenter Study), as self-rated and assessed by mothers, and the Hunter-Wolf A-B Rating Scale (HWolf) were used. There was considerable variation between measures: On the AFMS boys scored higher, whereas on the Hwolf girls scored higher. In contrast to earlier findings, Type A behavior was more prevalent among rural subjects than among urban subjects. Economic and occupational status of the family were of no importance. The notion that the Type A behavior pattern characterizes urban, middle-to upper-class males was not validated in this group of Finnish children and young adults.
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Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Keltikangas-Järvinen
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D010553:Personality Development; D010556:Personality Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014434:Type A Personality; D014505:Urban Population