TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationships among Type A behavior, employment experiences, and gender
T2 - The Minnesota heart survey
AU - Sorensen, Glorian
AU - Jacobs, David R.
AU - Pirie, Phyllis
AU - Folsom, Aaron
AU - Luepker, Russell
AU - Gillum, Richard
PY - 1987/8
Y1 - 1987/8
N2 - Previous studies indicate that Type A behavior is more prevalent among men than women. This sex difference may reflect variations in men's and women's job experiences, some of which may act as catalysts for Type A behavior. This study examines the relationship of Type A behavior (measured by the Jenkins Activity Survey) to men's and women's work hours, occupational mobility, and job-related interactions, using data from a population-based survey of 2512 employed men and women conducted in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, between 1980 and 1982. Among both sexes, Type A behavior is related to long work hours, high occupational mobility, and nonsupportive interactions with co-workers, all job experiences more common for men than for women. No sex differences are found in the relationships between Type A behavior and these job experiences. Also, no sex difference is observed in the unadjusted Type A scores or in these scores when either age, education, or marital status is taken into account. The expected direction of the sex difference in Type A behavior is reversed when work hours are controlled: women have a higher Type A score than men when work hours are considered.
AB - Previous studies indicate that Type A behavior is more prevalent among men than women. This sex difference may reflect variations in men's and women's job experiences, some of which may act as catalysts for Type A behavior. This study examines the relationship of Type A behavior (measured by the Jenkins Activity Survey) to men's and women's work hours, occupational mobility, and job-related interactions, using data from a population-based survey of 2512 employed men and women conducted in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, between 1980 and 1982. Among both sexes, Type A behavior is related to long work hours, high occupational mobility, and nonsupportive interactions with co-workers, all job experiences more common for men than for women. No sex differences are found in the relationships between Type A behavior and these job experiences. Also, no sex difference is observed in the unadjusted Type A scores or in these scores when either age, education, or marital status is taken into account. The expected direction of the sex difference in Type A behavior is reversed when work hours are controlled: women have a higher Type A score than men when work hours are considered.
KW - Type A personality
KW - coronary-prone personality
KW - employment
KW - sex
KW - work
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0023391229&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0023391229&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/BF00846473
DO - 10.1007/BF00846473
M3 - Article
C2 - 3669068
AN - SCOPUS:0023391229
SN - 0160-7715
VL - 10
SP - 323
EP - 336
JO - Journal of Behavioral Medicine
JF - Journal of Behavioral Medicine
IS - 4
ER -