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The Type A behaviour pattern and self-evaluation.

S Henley¹, A Furnham

¹Department of Psychology, University College London, UK.

The British Journal of Medical Psychology

|March 1, 1989

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Type A individuals exhibit negative self-perceptions and a significant gap between their actual and ideal selves. This self-evaluation, however, may not indicate low self-esteem but rather contribute to the Type A behavior pattern.

Area of Science:

Psychology
Personality Psychology
Behavioral Science

Background:

The Type A behavior pattern is characterized by competitiveness, impatience, and hostility.
Understanding self-perception in Type A individuals is crucial for explaining the pattern's persistence.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how individuals classified as Type A and Type B perceive themselves.
To examine the relationship between Type A/B classification, self-ratings, and the discrepancy between actual and ideal selves.

Main Methods:

Participants completed a unidimensional Type A measure.
Subjects subsequently rated themselves and their ideal selves on various personality traits.

Main Results:

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Type A subjects reported more negative self-ratings compared to Type B subjects.

A high actual-ideal self-discrepancy was observed in Type A individuals.

Negative self-evaluation in Type A individuals was not necessarily linked to low self-esteem.

Conclusions:

Negative self-evaluation by Type A individuals may be a key component in the development and maintenance of the Type A behavior pattern.
The findings suggest a nuanced understanding of self-esteem within the context of Type A behavior.