Assessing the relationship of Type A beliefs to cardiovascular disease risk and psychosocial distress |
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Authors: | Patti Lou Watkins Edwin B Fisher Jr Douglas R Southard Clay H Ward Kenneth B Schechtman |
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Institution: | (1) Center for Health Behavior Research, Washington University Medical School, 33 South Euclid, 2nd Floor, 63108 St. Louis, Missouri;(2) Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 24061 Blacksburg, Virginia;(3) Reno Veterans Administration Medical Center and University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada |
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Abstract: | Investigators have begun to take a multimodal approach to the assessment and treatment of psychosocial risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). For instance, cognitive responses have become the focus of contemporary research along with continued examination of overt Type A behaviors. Price (1982) has outlined a set of beliefs purportedly associated with Type A behavior and subsequent CVD risk. The current study examines the validity of this belief set as represented by a newly developed measure, the Type A Cognitive Questionnaire (TACQ). Subjects were 221 employed adults participating in a worksite CVD risk reduction program. They completed the TACQ as part of a pretreatment CVD risk screening protocol. As hypothesized, TACQ scores were significantly associated with Type A behavior, hostility, physiological mediators of CVD, and psychosocial distress. Discussion addresses continued refinement of the Type A belief construct. |
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Keywords: | Type A behavior pattern hostility beliefs cardiovascular disease risk |
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