Japanese Psychological Research
Volume 43, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 50-54

The relation of the anger subcomponent of type A behavior to psychological symptoms in Japanese and foreign students (Article)

Nakano K.* , Kitamura T.
  • a Department of Clinical Psychology, Hlth. Science University of Hokkaido, 1757 Kanazawa, Tobetsu-cho, Ishikari, Hokkaido 061-0293, Japan
  • b Dept. of Sociocultural Environ. Res., National Institute of Mental Health, Konodai, Ichikawa, Chiba 272-0827, Japan

Abstract

The relations of the Type A behavior subcomponents to psychological symptoms were examined. Participants were 429 Japanese college students and 307 foreign students. Type A behavior was measured by the Everyday Behavior Questionnaire, developed in part from several rating scales and composed of four subcomponents: anger/impatience, speed, competitiveness/hard-driving, and eagerness/interest. The Hopkins Symptom Checklist was used to measure psychological symptoms. The results of multiple regression analyses on the Type A behavior subcomponents and psychological symptoms indicated strong positive relations between anger/impatience and psychological symptoms, in both Japanese and foreign students. It was concluded that the Type A subcomponents anger and impatience seemed to worsen the psychological health of individuals of various cultural backgrounds.

Author Keywords

Anger and impatience Type a behavior Cultural backgrounds Psychological symptoms

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0035579367&doi=10.1111%2f1468-5884.00159&partnerID=40&md5=fd81c3fc51df9b51caf975d0bdedb3f7
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5884.00159
ISSN: 00215368
Cited by: 13
Original Language: English