Control theory and type A behaviour.
As a test of 'control theory', 75 Type A/B undergraduates completed a multidimensional health locus-of-control measure. Type A behaviour correlated significantly with beliefs regarding personal control over health, but not with beliefs regarding chance or powerful others. These findings suggest Type As' desire for control is multidimensional.
Perloff
L S
LS
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois, Chicago 60680.
Yarnold
P R
PR
Fetzer
B K
BK
D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D011582:Psychological Theory; D014434:Type A Personality