Normal and pathological personality correlates of Type A behavior pattern

Pages: 1550-1555
Shivalik Yadav (Department of Psychology, Dronacharya Govt. College, Gurugram, Haryana)

During the past few decades, a considerable number of research attempts have been made to study the nature of Type-A Behavior Pattern (TABP) and its relationship with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), stress and certain personality dispositions. Although attempts have been made to find relationship between TABP and personality traits, a number of well – established dimensions have been ignored completely. The present study is an effort in this direction with the objective to examine the relationship of TABP with normal and pathological dimensions. A total of 150 male subjects were drawn randomly from the teaching departments of KUK and they were given Clinical Analysis Questionnaire and Jenkins activity Survey (Form-C). These two tests provided scores on 31 variables in total. The scores on all 31 measures were subjected to required statistical analysis, viz., Mean, Standard Deviation, Skewness, Kurtosis, Correlation and Principal Component Factor Analysis. Principal Component Factor Analysis yielded ten factors with Eigen value greater than 1.00. The study has found that Type A Behavior correlated significantly with normal personality dimensions of G (Super Ego Strength), H-(Shyness) and M (Imaginative) , and pathological dimensions of D4-(High Anxious Depression) PS (High General Psychosis). Speed and Impatience Scale of Jenkins Activity Survey has correlated significantly with normal personality dimensions N-(Artlessness), Q3-(Low Self Sentiment Integration) and Q4 (High Ergic Tension), and pathological dimensions of D1 (High Hypochondriasis), D4 (High Anxious Depression), etc.