Meta-analyses of the reliability of Type A behaviour measures
- 1 March 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice
- Vol. 62 (1) , 43-50
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8341.1989.tb02809.x
Abstract
The accuracy of assessments of Type A behaviour made using different methods is the focus of active debate. Presented here are preliminary meta-analyses regarding: (a) internal consistency, test-retest and parallel forms reliabilities of the most frequently used questionnaire (Jenkins Activity Survey); (b) inter-rater and test-retest reliabilities of the most prospectively valid method (Friedman Structured Interview); and (c) correlations and percentage classification agreement betweem these measures. The findings generally suggest highly statistically significant yet moderate effect strengths for these various psychometric properties.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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