Type a behavior pattern and illness other than coronary heart disease

Kazimierz Wrzesniewski, Julian Wonicki and Jan Turlejski

Social Science & Medicine, 1988, vol. 27, issue 6, 623-626

Abstract: The paper presents three independent studies. Two are retrospective and one prospective. In the first study three equal groups of subjects participated: 30 myocardial infarction patients, 30 peptic ulcer patients and 30 healthy controls. The second study was run on three groups of military pilots: 36 had diverse cardiological problems, 47 were peptic ulcer patients and 64 were healthy control pilots. The prospective study included military pilots too. The Jenkins Activity Survey, Form C was used to assess the Type A behavior pattern in all subjects. The results of all three studies show high consistency. Persons with circulatory disorders obtained similar scores on Subscale A as those with digestive disorders, and both groups of patients scored significantly higher than the healthy controls. A similar pattern of data was found for the Speed and Impatience Subscale.

Keywords: risk; factors; myocardial; infarction; peptic; ulcer; the; Jenkins; Activity; Survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1988
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