Stimulus specificity of physiological response to stress and the Type A coronary-prone behavior pattern
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10160554 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steve Goldband (Western University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 670-679 |
| Publication date | 1980-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.39.4.670 |
| PMID | 7431208 |
| OpenAlex | W2041548266 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 2 |
Two experiments were performed to determine the influence of stimulus specificity on differences in physiological response to stress of coronary-prone (Type A) and non-coronary-prone (Type B) individuals. In the first experiment, a reaction time task was presented to male undergraduates with and without stress relevant to the Type A behavior pattern. The physiological responses of Type A subjects were greater in the relevant stress compared to the neutral task condition, but the responses of Type B subjects were similar in the two conditions. In the second experiment, Type A and type B subjects performed a stressful task that was not theoretically relevant to the Type A behavior pattern. Physiological response elevations were found for both groups, but as predicted, there were no differences between Type A and Type B subjects. The results are discussed as support for the discriminant validity of the Type A construct and as additional evidence for the role of physiological response differences as mediators of the behavior-pattern-disease relationship.
Audiology · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Personality · Stimulus (psychology · Stress (linguistics · Type A and Type B personality theory · Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control · Medicine · Mental Health Research Topics · Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Psychology · Stress Responses and Cortisol
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.44 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 1993 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |