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Relation between insecurity and Type A behavior

V A Price1, M Friedman, G Ghandour

  • 1Meyer Friedman Institute, Mount Zion Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco 94120.

American Heart Journal
|March 1, 1995
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A new scale effectively measures insecurity, a trait strongly linked to Type A behavior, including time urgency and hostility. This finding advances understanding of personality and behavior correlations.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Behavioral Science
  • Clinical Assessment

Background:

  • Insecurity is a significant psychological construct.
  • Type A behavior is characterized by competitiveness, time urgency, and hostility.
  • Validated assessment tools are crucial for psychological research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and validate a new scale for measuring insecurity using the Type A Videotaped Clinical Examination.
  • To investigate the relationship between insecurity and Type A behavior in a large population.

Main Methods:

  • Development and validation of the Type A Videotaped Clinical Examination insecurity scale.
  • Validation against an existing insecurity measure in a sample of 204 individuals.
  • Correlation analysis between insecurity and Type A behavior in a sample of 3013 individuals.

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Main Results:

  • The new Type A Videotaped Clinical Examination scale demonstrated validity as a measure of insecurity.
  • A strong positive correlation was found between insecurity and Type A behavior in the general population.
  • Insecurity was positively correlated with both time urgency and free-floating hostility.

Conclusions:

  • The Type A Videotaped Clinical Examination insecurity scale is a reliable tool for assessing this trait.
  • Insecurity is a key component associated with Type A behavioral patterns.
  • Findings contribute to understanding the psychological underpinnings of Type A behavior.