Cardiovascular Responses of Boys Exhibiting the Type A Behavior Pattern
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19307166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen A Matthews (0000-0001-8193-2202, University of Pittsburgh), Richard J Jennings (University of Pittsburgh) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 484-497 |
| Publication date | 1984-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychosomatic Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3174 • E-ISSN: 1534-7796 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00006842-198411000-00002 |
| PMID | 6514949 |
| OpenAlex | W2321936894 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 11 |
Two experiments measured the cardiovascular responses of fourth- and fifth- grade boys to tasks that were relevant to Type A characteristics. Boys were classified as Type A or Type B by the Adolescent Structured Interview (ASI) and Matthews Youth Test for Health (MYTH). Results showed that ASI and MYTH assessments were significantly and moderately correlated--a finding similar to the association among Type A measures in adulthood. During the competition induced by Experiment 1 tasks, ASI Type As showed greater elevations in heart rate than did Type Bs. During the second game of this experiment, the more extreme the Type A behavior, the greater the elevation in systolic and diastolic blood pressure. In contrast, MYTH Type As exhibited enhanced systolic blood pressure in response to the difficult, frustrating, and slow-paced tasks presented in Experiment 2. They also increased in heart rate with increasing exposure to the tasks. These results resemble the findings from the adult Type A psychophysiologic studies and suggest that the cardiovascular responses associated with the Type A pattern may begin in childhood
Audiology · Blood pressure · Cardiology · Developmental psychology · Diastole · Heart rate · Type A and Type B personality theory · Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Stress Responses and Cortisol
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2006 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |