Psychological correlates of the type A behaviour pattern in coronary angiography patients.
The convergent validity of two popular self-report Type A questionnaires (the Jenkins Activity Survey and Framingham Scale), and their association with personality traits related to Type A, affective states and traits, and history of nervous illness, were assessed in a sample of 92 coronary angiography patients. The correlation between the two Type A measures, although significant, was modest. Both Type A measures had strong associations with standard personality traits (neuroticism and trait tension). The Framingham Scale was strongly correlated with distressing psychological states (tension, anxiety and depression) while the JAS showed a lesser association with these measures. The implications of these findings in terms of the convergent validity of the two Type A measures, and the independence of the Type A concept from other personality and emotional variables, are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D014434:Type A Personality