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Change in Type A behaviour among medical students: a 4‐year longitudinal study
Author(s) -
WOLF T. M.,
KISSLING G. E.,
BURGESS L. A.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1986.tb01164.x
Subject(s) - psychology , medical education , longitudinal study , medicine , family medicine , pathology
Summary. Medical students were administered a measure of Type A behaviour at first‐year orientation ( n =178), and about 9 months into their first ( n =169), second ( n =122), third ( n =73), and fourth ( n =86) years. Type A behaviour decreased over the course of the first year and from the start of the first year to the second year; however, no differences were found between the first (at 9 months) and second years. From the first (at 9 months) year and from the combined preclinical years to the third year, however, Type A behaviour increased. Type A behaviour peaked during the fourth year and was significantly higher than the level in the first year (at 9 months). Also, Type A behaviour was higher during the clinical years relative to the first year (at 9 months). The results were interpreted in the context of the developmental stresses experienced by students during each year. The relative ranking of the Type A scores was reasonably stable (test‐retest) during an interval of 3 years 8 months.