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A self-report measure for the Type A subcomponent of time urgency and perpetual activation (TUPA) was developed using 10 coronary heart disease (CHD) patients and validated with another 48 CHD patients. The internal consistency and test-retest reliabilities indicate that the instrument has clinical and research applications. (SLD)

Thirty Type A males and 30 Type A females were administered an expanded version of the Structured Interview designed to assess 11 Type A subcomponents. The purpose was to determine whether males and females follow different subcomponent routes in achieving their Type A status. As predicted, males scored higher than females on two of four anger-related variables. Contrary to prediction, males scored higher than females on the subcomponent of exaggerated social control. These findings were interpreted as providing some support for the notion of differing gender-related subcomponent routes for achieving Type A status. These findings also may have implications for the higher incidence of coronary heart disease in high TABP males vs. females. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Scores of 40 hospitalized CHD patients on 11 Type A-related and 7 physical CHD risk factors were compared to those of 40 hospitalized non-CHD patients. Family history for CHD was the only physical risk factor for which a significant difference was found, CHD patients scored significantly higher on all seven interview-measured Type A and Type A subcomponent variables. Only two of the four Jenkins Activity Survey-measured Type A variables produced significant differences, with one higher for non-CHD subjects. It was concluded that some CHD risk scores also may be associated with other diseases, to the experience of being seriously ill, and/or to the experience of hospitalization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reports the development and initial psychometric refinement of a forced-choice version of the Way Of Life Scale (WOLS) which measures Type A behavior pattern, based on a study in the University of Oklahoma. Background of the study; Need to focus on the psychometric status of the WOLS.