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The Type A behaviour pattern and self‐evaluation
Author(s) -
Henley Susan,
Furnham Adrian
Publication year - 1989
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.2044-8341.1989.tb02810.x
Subject(s) - psychology , type a and type b personality theory , personality , ideal type , ideal (ethics) , social psychology , personality type , big five personality traits , developmental psychology , philosophy , epistemology , sociology , anthropology
This paper is concerned with how Type A and B subjects perceive themselves. Subjects first completed a unidimensional A type measure, then rated themselves and their ideal selves on various personality traits. As expected, Type A was associated with negative self‐ratings and high actual‐ideal self‐discrepancy scores. However, it is argued that self‐evaluation in negative terms by Type As is not necessarily synonymous with low self‐esteem. Negative self‐ratings may be an important factor in the aetiology and maintenance of the Type A behaviour pattern.