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Construct validation of the type A behavior pattern in children: the importance of anger and achievement striving

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dc.contributor.authorYaeger, Nancy J.en
dc.contributor.committeechairOllendick, Thomas H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCarlson, Caryn L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJones, R.T.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSawyers, Janet K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWinett, Richard A.en
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-10T20:00:11Zen
dc.date.available2015-07-10T20:00:11Zen
dc.date.issued1988en
dc.description.abstractThe validity of the Type A construct for children was empirically examined in the present study. The multi-trait, multi-method construct validation strategy was used to determine if the convergent, concurrent, and discriminant validities of the Type A construct would be supported. Constructs used as comparisons included anger, achievement-striving, and depression. Type of measures used included self-report, teacher-rating, and behavior observations. Subjects were 132 boys and girls in the fifth grade in elementary schools in Southwestern Virginia. Additional multiple regression analyses were employed to determine the best predictors of assessed levels of Type A behavior in children. Results indicated that different methods of measuring Type A behavior in children were significantly intercorrelated, thereby supporting the convergent validity of Type A in children. In addition, Type A was significantly and positively correlated with anger and achievement-striving, but more ambiguously related to depression. Type A did not achieve consistent discriminant validity from anger and achievement-striving, however, it was discriminantly valid when contrasted with depression. It was concluded the Type A behavior pattern for children did not achieve consistent construct validity. The implications of these findings for future research in the area of Type A behavior were discussed.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentv, 151 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/54469en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 18230775en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1988.Y334en
dc.subject.lcshType A behavioren
dc.subject.lcshPerformance in childrenen
dc.subject.lcshAngeren
dc.titleConstruct validation of the type A behavior pattern in children: the importance of anger and achievement strivingen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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