[Sex differences among Danish physicians of type A personality]

The Jenkins Activity Survey was used for measuring four components of coronary-prone behaviors (i.e. Factors A, S, H, and J) in a large random sample of male and female physicians as well as in a large random sample of males and females in the general public. As expected, males in the general public tended to score higher than females in terms of coronary-prone behavior. In contrast, female physicians scored higher than male physicians on several components of coronary-prone behavior related to career goals, ambitiousness, job involvement, and time urgency. The findings suggest that female physicians in Denmark may be influenced by factors that make them particularly prone to the development and/or expression of coronary-prone behaviors.