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Gender‐related subcomponent differences in high type a subjects
Author(s) -
Wright Logan,
Abbanato Kimberline R.,
Lancaster Cheryl,
Bourke Michael L.,
Nielsen Britt A.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199409)50:5<677::aid-jclp2270500503>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - psychology , type a and type b personality theory , anger , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , personality , social psychology
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.