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Type A behavior pattern, inhibited power motivation, and activity inhibition.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
|January 1, 1987
Summary
The Type A behavior pattern shares traits with the Inhibited Power Motive Syndrome (IPMS). Activity inhibition significantly linked Type A measures to IPMS and blood pressure reactivity in male patients.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Behavioral Medicine
- Health Psychology
Background:
- The Type A behavior pattern is characterized by hostility and competitiveness.
- The Inhibited Power Motive Syndrome (IPMS) involves suppressed desires for power.
- Both constructs share common behavioral and psychological features.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the empirical relationship between the Type A behavior pattern and IPMS.
- To identify specific measures of Type A behavior that correlate with IPMS.
- To explore the role of activity inhibition in these relationships.
Main Methods:
- Study included 45 employed male medical and surgical patients.
- Four distinct measures of the Type A behavior pattern were assessed.
- Correlations were examined between Type A measures, IPMS, and systolic blood pressure reactivity.
Main Results:
- The Structured Interview and Hostility Scale for Type A behavior were significantly related to IPMS.
- Systolic blood pressure reactivity also showed a significant association with IPMS.
- These associations were largely attributable to activity inhibition.
Conclusions:
- Activity inhibition is a key factor linking Type A behavior and IPMS.
- Understanding activity inhibition contributes to the substrates of the Type A behavior pattern.
- Further research can explore the biological and psychological underpinnings.