Japanese Type a Behavior Pattern Is Associated With "Typus Melancholicus": a Study From the Sociocultural Viewpoint

Isao Fukunishi, Masaki Hattori, Hirotaka Hattori, Yasuhiro Imai, Yuko Miyake, Masahiro Miguchi and Kazuya Yoshimatsu

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 1992, vol. 38, issue 4, 251-256

Abstract: An examination of the relationship between Type A behavior pattern (TABP) and "Typus Melancholicus" (TM) in 212 coronary heart disease (CHD) patients in Japan revealed that: CHD patients with TABP were significantly more likely to have a depression-prone personality, what Tellenbach calls "Typus Melancholicus"; this tendency was observed not only in CHD patients but also among healthy Type A subjects; and TM is positively correlated with Type A. The results of our studies from a comparative sociocultural viewpoint indicate that TM may be involved in Japanese TABP, suggesting the possibility that driving, self-sacrificing and obsessional traits are related to Type A behavior in a variety of different cultural contexts.

Date: 1992
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