Association of Scores for Type a Behavior with Age, Sex, Occupation, Education, Life Needs Satisfaction, Smoking, and Religion in 1084 Employees

Abstract

The associations of Type A or B behavior with age, sex, occupation, education, life needs satisfaction, smoking, and religion were studied. 242 women and 842 men, ages 21 to 64 years, (M age 42 +/- 8 yr.), completed the Bortner scale and rated on a 5-point scale their life needs satisfaction. Information on age, occupation, education, cigarette smoking, and religion were obtained from each subject. Scores for Type A and Type B behavior patterns in different age groups were very similar. Scores on Type A behavior were significantly more common in women than men. Type A behavior scores were identified in a larger proportion of managers, clerks, and in persons with university education than in manual workers and persons with only primary and secondary education. There was no difference between smokers and non-smokers and religious and nonreligious scorers. There was no difference in ratings for life needs satisfaction between persons identified as having scores on Type A and Type B behavior. The present analyses enhance our understanding of Type A behavior as related to age, sex, occupation, education, and life needs satisfaction in a Croatian sample.

Examining Type A behavior pattern to explain the relationship between job stressors and psychosocial outcomes.

“…For example, Jamal (1990) suggested that Type A individuals create, rather than choose, more stress and stressors at their job. Catipovic-Vaselica et al (1995) found that TABP was significantly more common for managers and clerks than for manual laborers. However, future research needs to examine these issues within the context of the TABP components.…”

Managing the Stress of Bringing the Economy in the Eastern German States to the Level of the Western German States

“…Type A behavior is frequently associated with hard-driving attitudes, ambitiousness, and determination in following one's goals. Within this definition is encompassed the typical work ethic concept found in Western industrialized nations, particularly among managerial personnel (Catipovic-Veselica et al, 1995). It is somewhat surprising that East-German managers should reveal higher type A scores than their West-German counterparts.…”

Response to the Letter:

“…On the other hand, Type A behavior has been reported to be more common in women, 5 and one can certainly speculate if this is one reason for gender differences in electrophysiologic response.…”