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Self-involvement, self-attribution, and the Type A coronary-prone behavior pattern.

F Rhodewalt

    Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
    |September 1, 1984
    PubMed
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    Type A individuals exhibit self-involvement in speech and attribute negative events to themselves, unlike Type B individuals who attribute them to situations. This highlights differences in self-evaluation between Type A and Type B behavior patterns.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Behavioral Science
    • Health Psychology

    Background:

    • The coronary-prone behavior pattern, characterized by Type A and Type B classifications, is theorized to involve distinct self-evaluation processes.
    • Understanding these self-evaluation differences is crucial for refining models of Type A behavior.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the relationship between self-references in speech and self-attributional biases in Type A and Type B individuals.
    • To explore how Type A and Type B participants attribute causality for positive and negative events.

    Main Methods:

    • Twenty Type A and 20 Type B men and women participated in the study.
    • Participants completed the Attributional Style Questionnaire, describing and attributing causality for positive and negative events.

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  • Responses were analyzed for attributional patterns and the frequency of self-references in speech.

    • Main Results:

    • Both Type A and Type B subjects attributed positive events to themselves.
    • Type A individuals attributed negative events to themselves, while Type B individuals attributed them to situational factors.
    • Type A subjects used more self-references when explaining event causes compared to Type B subjects.

    Conclusions:

    • Findings support a self-evaluative model of Type A behavior, suggesting distinct attributional styles for negative events.
    • Self-references in speech may serve as an indicator of self-involvement and attributional biases in Type A behavior.
    • The study underscores the importance of considering self-attributional processes in understanding the coronary-prone behavior pattern.