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Extraversion, neuroticism, obsessionality and the type A behaviour pattern.

J May¹, P Kline

¹Department of Psychology, Washington Singer Laboratories, University of Exeter, UK.

The British Journal of Medical Psychology

|September 1, 1987

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This study explored the Type A behavior pattern in young military men, finding impatience and speed linked to neuroticism, while competitiveness and emotional unrepression related to extraversion. Obsessionality uniquely correlated with the total Type A score.

Area of Science:

Psychology
Behavioral Science
Personality Psychology

Background:

The Type A behavior pattern is associated with cardiovascular health.
Understanding its relationship with other personality traits is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between the Type A behavior pattern and Eysenckian personality measures (Neuroticism, Extraversion) and obsessionality.
To identify the underlying factors of the Type A behavior pattern in a young male military population.

Main Methods:

Administered a subset of the Jenkins Activity Survey, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), and the AI3 obsessionality scale to 135 male military personnel (aged 18-25).
Conducted a factor analysis on the survey responses.
Analyzed correlations between personality measures and Type A factors.

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Main Results:

Factor analysis revealed four Type A factors: impatience, hard-driving competitiveness, speed, and emotional unrepression.
Neuroticism positively correlated with impatience and speed, but negatively with hard-driving competitiveness.
Hard-driving competitiveness and emotional unrepression positively correlated with extraversion.
Impatience, speed, and emotional unrepression positively correlated with obsessionality.
Obsessionality was the sole personality measure significantly correlating with the total Type A score.

Conclusions:

The study elucidates the complex interplay between Type A behavior, Eysenckian personality dimensions, and obsessionality in young males.
Impatience and speed appear linked to neuroticism, while competitiveness and emotional unrepression align with extraversion.
Obsessionality emerges as a key correlate of the overall Type A construct.