Correlates of the multidimensional components of type a behaviour
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1992
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Burns, Warren
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Abstract
The aim of the present thesis was to develop and test a multidimensional model of the
components of Type A behaviour. A review of the literature revealed that the definition of
Type A behaviour consisted of five conceptual components, namely achievement striving,
impatience-irritability, anger, hostility, and competitiveness. However, despite the
identification of five conceptual components, no attempt has been made to examine a
multidimensional model of Type A behaviour in association with health and work related
outcomes. Conclusions are that information is lost when Type A behaviour is conceptualised
and operationalised as a global construct. As a result, recent investigators have chosen a
multifaceted conceptualisation of Type A behaviour. This strategy originate through the
suggestion that there may be positive and negative components of Type A behaviour, that
need to be examined independently. The adoption of a multifaceted conceptualisation has
assisted in providing more consistent results than previous global Type A findings.
Description
Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, in Partial
Fulfilment of the Requirements of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Johannesburg, 1992