Type A behavior in married couples in a family practice population.
Fam Med
; 19(6): 433-7, 1987.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3678690
ABSTRACT
Type A behavior is characterized by status insecurity, hyperaggressiveness, free-floating hostility, time urgency, and self-destructive tendencies. In this cross-sectional study, a sample of 72 married couples from a family practice residency patient population completed self-administered questionnaires assessing the relationship between behavior type and perceived stress, social support, health perceptions, psychosomatic symptoms, health habits, marital discord, and family function. Type A men slept less, had more headaches, and reported more job stress than type B men. Type A women tended to report more frequent abdominal pains and backaches and perceived more job stress than type B women. The behavior types of marital partners did not affect various measures of family function. Assessments of family function by individual spouses were remarkably similar.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Type A Personality
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Marriage
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Coronary Disease
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Fam Med
Year:
1987
Document type:
Article