Type A behavior in housewives: Relation to work, marital adjustment, stress, tension, health, fear-of-failure and self esteem

Type As were found to differ from Type Bs in having more stressful work-related experiences, and Type As reported poorer marital adjustment and tended to report more marital disharmony than did type Bs.

Abstract

Ninety-five housewives were administered the Framingham Type A Scale and the Jenkins Activity Survey. Information concerning various aspects of their daily lives as well as various psychological and psychosocial variables were obtained via questionnaire and interview. Type As were found to differ from Type Bs in having more stressful work-related experiences. Further, Type As reported poorer marital adjustment and tended to report more marital disharmony than did Type Bs. Type A behavior was also related to more self-reported stress, tension, and physical health problems. Finally, Type As reported lower covert self-esteem and tended to report more fear-of-failure than Type Bs.