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Type As who think they are Type Bs: Discrepancies between self‐ratings and interview ratings of the Type A (coronary‐prone) behaviour pattern
Author(s) -
Herman Steve,
Blumenthal James A.,
Haney Thomas,
Williams Redford B.,
Barefoot John
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1986.tb02669.x
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , type a and type b personality theory , type d personality , personality , personality assessment inventory , clinical psychology , psychometrics , personality test , test validity , social psychology
The study described here explored discrepancies between self‐ratings and interview ratings of Type A behaviour. A total of 281 patients referred for diagnostic coronary angiography underwent a comprehensive psychological assessment including the Type A structured interview (SI), the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and two self‐report measures of Type A behaviour, the Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS) and the Type A Self‐Rating Inventory (TASRI). Two subgroups of patients were identified—Type A subjects whose Type A self‐ratings were consistent with the SI classification, and subjects who obtained low self‐rating scores and yet were classified as Type A by the SI. A comparison of the MMPI profiles showed that the discordant Type As scored lower on MMPI scales 9 (Ma) and 4 (Pd), and higher on scales 0 (Si), 2 (D) and F. The personality attributes associated with this MMPI pattern are more consistent with individual self‐reports of Type A behaviour than observer ratings during the SI.