Assessing the Type A behaviour pattern with the Jenkins Activity Survey
- 1 June 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice
- Vol. 60 (2) , 155-161
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8341.1987.tb02726.x
Abstract
Controversy has arisen over the usefulness and reliability of the Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS) as a measure of Type A behaviour. Ray and Bozek (1980), Jenkins and Zyzanski (1982) and Ray (1984) have exchanged contrasting views. Our data show (1) low internal consistency scores for the four components of the JAS: i.e. the Type A scale itself and factors speed and impatience (S), job involvement (J), and hard-driving competitiveness (H); and (2) a low test-retest reliability result for the Type A scale. Further, the weighted scoring scheme of the JAS is questioned. Recommendations are made to eliminate the weighted scoring scheme, delete factors S, J, and H, revise specific items in the JAS.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Convergent validity of Type A behavior pattern scales and their ability to predict physiological responsiveness in a sample of female public employeesJournal of Behavioral Medicine, 1984
- The Type A Behavior Pattern: A Critical AssessmentJournal of Human Stress, 1979