Emotional and temperamental correlates of Type A in children and adolescents

Heft, Lorchen; Thoresen, Carl E.; Kirmil-Gray, Kathleen; Wiedenfeld, Sue A.; Eagleston, Jean R.; Bracke, Paul E.; Arnow, Bruce A.

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“…Furthermore, MYTH Impatience, and to some extent also observed Impatience, were related to external criteria in a way which would be expected for the hyperactivity construct. An interesting speculation is one by Heft and colleagues (1988), suggesting that Type A behavior may evolve from a more global and less differentiated pattern of emotional and behavioral arousal in youngsters.…”

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Assessing Type A behavior in children: A longitudinal exploration of the overlap between Type A behavior and hyperactivity

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Bohlin

Hageküll

2004

Scandinavian J Psychology

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Child Type A behavior and its relation to hyperactivity were investigated developmentally using a longitudinal normal sample of 91 children (46 boys and 45 girls) between the ages of 4 and 8-9. In light of the overlap found in several studies between Type A behavior, as measured by the Matthews Youth Test for Health (MYTH) questionnaire, and hyperactivity measured by questionnaires, an attempt was made to measure Type A behavior as distinct from hyperactivity using behavioral observations. The MYTH questionnaire and behavioral observations were used to assess Type A behavior and questionnaire-based measures and behavioral observations were used to assess hyperactivity. Predictions were made regarding individual stability in phenomena and in measures. The results indicated considerable stability in the respective Type A and hyperactivity measures over time, and further, that behavioral observations make it possible to measure Global Type A behavior and Type A Competitiveness as distinct from hyperactivity, although the status of Type A Impatience at early ages is not yet settled. The MYTH and the observed Type A behavior showed differential relations to external criteria, such as achievement measures and problem behavior. This has implications for future measurement and perhaps conceptualization of Type A behavior in children, and thereby also for studying the developmental aspects of Type A behavior.

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Assessing Type A behavior in children: A longitudinal exploration of the overlap between Type A behavior and hyperactivity

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Bohlin

Hageküll

2004

Scandinavian J Psychology

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“…Examining the emotional correlates of the TABP in adolescents, Heft et al (1988) reported that those participants classified as high Type A on the Hunter-Wolf A-B Rating Scale reported a significantly higher level of anger than low-Type As on the Behavioral Symptoms of Stress Inventory. Using 160 fifth-, seventhand ninth-grade students, Thoresen, Eagleston, Kirmil-Gray, and Wiedenfeld (1989) found that high-Type A adolescents (classified by the Hunter-Wolf ) reported significantly more frequency, duration, and magnitude of anger; more anger-in, anger-out, and general anger; and more hostility, suspiciousness, and self-criticism than low-Type A participants.…”

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Differences in anger, hostility, and interpersonal aggressiveness in type A and type B adolescents

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Burge-Callaway

1998

J. Clin. Psychol.

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This study investigated self-reported anger, hostility, interpersonal aggressiveness, and self-confidence in 19 Type A and 11 Type B adolescent boys ages 15 and 16. It was hypothesized that Type As would report greater trait anger and aggressiveness, less confidence in interpersonal relating, and would endorse a pattern of expression of anger and aggressiveness that would differ from Type Bs. No significant differences were found between Type As and Type Bs on measures of global anger and aggressiveness, and no significant relationship between interpersonal hostility and self-confidence was demonstrated. Type As, however, were found to be more likely than Type Bs to report that they lose their temper and that they act in physically aggressive, verbally aggressive, and passive aggressive ways. Results were discussed in terms of the similarity of this pattern in Type A adolescent boys to that described for adult Type A men.

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“…Among them, the French version (α = .7) (Alain, 1989), German (α = .77) (Braukmann, 1981), Dutch (α = .77) (Gebhardt, & Brosschot, 2002), Greek (α = .84) (Pierro, Lavinia, & Raven, 2008), Turkish (α = .75) (Egrigozlu, 2002) and Kuwaiti (α = .65) (Hamadah & Abdullatif, 2000). The adaptations to specific contexts has also been successful: the scale for children (α = .81) (Heft et al, 1988); the scale for health contexts (α = .84) (Smith, Wallston, Wallston, Forsberg, & King , 1984); the scale for dental treatment (α = .68) (Logan, Baron, Keeley, Law, & Stein, 1991); the scale combined with anxiety (α = .81) (Moulding, Kyrios, Doron, & Nedeljkovic , 2009) and the scale for examination contexts (α = .74) (Wise, Roos, Leland, Oats, & McCrann, 1996).…”

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Measuring the Desire for Control: a Spanish Version of Burger and Cooper's Scale

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Esta es la versión de autor del artículo publicado en: This is an author produced version of a paper published in: El acceso a la versión del editor puede requerir la suscripción del recurso Access to the published version may require subscriptionThe following study will present findings on the validity of the adaptation of the Burger and Cooper's Desirability of Control Scale into Spanish. Two samples are present: the first involving 1,999 people to study their psychometric properties. In the second sample, 111 people were included to estimate test/ retest reliability. Cultural adaptation was performed using the translation & back-translation method. Item analysis, internal consistency and test/retest reliability were assessed, then evidence of the validity of the internal structure was determined by using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Subject recruitment was performed to gather the 1,999 subjects stratified by age, gender quotas as designed in the sampling plan. Of the subjects, 51% were female, average age of 45 years old (SD = 17.5). All items from the original scale were understood correctly, while five items presented ceiling effect. Cronbach's alpha = .736 and a test-retest correlation r = .713 were obtained. The factor structure indicated the presence of four dimensions: forecast, autonomy, power and influence and reactance which were reassured in the confirmatory analysis (χ 2 /df = 4.805, CFI =.932, TLI =.954, RMSEA = .062). The basic dimensions of the scale have shown to be stable and well-defined, though not perfect. The scope, possible applications of the scale and further research are later proposed and discussed.

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Emotional and temperamental correlates of Type A in children and adolescents

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Assessing Type A behavior in children: A longitudinal exploration of the overlap between Type A behavior and hyperactivity

Assessing Type A behavior in children: A longitudinal exploration of the overlap between Type A behavior and hyperactivity

Differences in anger, hostility, and interpersonal aggressiveness in type A and type B adolescents

Measuring the Desire for Control: a Spanish Version of Burger and Cooper's Scale

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