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A moratorium on research using the Jenkins Activity Survey for Type A behavior?

K E Hart1

  • 1School of Psychology, University of Leeds, England, UK.

Journal of Clinical Psychology
|December 24, 1997
PubMed
Summary

It may be too early to stop using the Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS) for Type A behavior assessment. Its time urgency/irritability subcomponent may indicate general ill health susceptibility and a negative health risk profile.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychological assessment
  • Health psychology
  • Behavioral medicine

Background:

  • The Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS) is a tool for assessing Type A behavior.
  • Type A behavior patterns have been linked to various health outcomes.
  • Previous research has debated the utility of global versus subcomponent measures of Type A behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review literature regarding the continued utility of the Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS).
  • To examine the role of the time urgency/irritability subcomponent of the JAS.
  • To assess the association between JAS subcomponents and health-risk profiles.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies examining the Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS).
  • Analysis of research on Type A behavior subcomponents, specifically time urgency/irritability.

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  • Examination of studies correlating JAS facets with health vulnerability and protective factors.

    • Main Results:

    • Evidence suggests it is premature to discontinue the use of the Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS).
    • The time urgency/irritability subcomponent of the JAS may act as a nonspecific susceptibility factor for general ill health.
    • This JAS facet is associated with a negative health-risk profile, including vulnerability and protective factors.

    Conclusions:

    • The time urgency/irritability subcomponent of the JAS warrants further investigation as a potential health risk indicator.
    • Subcomponent measures of Type A behavior, like those from the JAS, appear more informative than global assessments.
    • Continued use of the JAS, particularly its subcomponents, may aid in understanding and managing health risks.