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Psychophysiological arousal related to Type A components in adolescent boys
Author(s) -
RÄIKKÖNEN KATRI,
KESKIVAARA PERTTI,
KELTIKANGASJÄRVINEN LIISA,
BÜTZOW EVA,
LYYTINEN HEIKKI
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.1995.tb00975.x
Subject(s) - arousal , skin conductance , psychology , type a and type b personality theory , psychophysiology , developmental psychology , heart rate , personality , social psychology , blood pressure , neuroscience , medicine , biomedical engineering
The association between psychophysiological responses (heart rate, skin conductance and blood volume) and Type A behavior was studied in adolescent boys (n = 48) in computer‐controlled experiments. Although psychophysiological arousal was related to the type of stress‐evoking element, task‐specificity did not result in significant psychophysiological differences between Type As and Nontype As. The indication is that physiological arousal may be a constitutional characteristic of Type A behavior. The multidimensionality of type A behavior must be considered in any investigation examining the psychophysiological Type A‐Nontype A differences. Different Type A dimensions, together with previously found psychological differences, were related to specific psychophysiological reactions.