Stability (and instability) of Type A behavior from childhood to young adulthood.

Abstract

The original directors of the NYLS were not specifically interested in the development of Type A behaviors per se. But their interest in temperament and adjustment over the life cycle led them to include in their impressive battery of measures a series of interview schedules designed to elicit information on a range of topics relevant to the study at hand This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers.This article is intended solely for the personal use of the individual user and is not to be disseminated broadly.

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