Components of Type A, hostility, and anger-in: Further relationships to angiographic findings.

In a previous study of 131 patients undergoing angiography, the 2nd author et al (in press) reported that of all components of the Type A (coronary prone) behavior pattern (TABP), only potential for hostility and anger-in were significantly associated with extent of coronary artery disease (CAD). Ss had been assessed with R. H. Rosenman's (1978) structured interview, by which the S's voice mannerisms served as the principal criteria for making the Type A designation. The present study was undertaken to replicate these findings using a different patient population. Tape-recorded structured interviews from 125 male angiography patients (aged 21–69 yrs) were scored blindly using the component scoring system employed in the previous study. Results confirm the previous findings. Global TABP was completely unrelated to extent of CAD, while potential for hostility and anger-in were significant independent predictors of disease severity. These findings argue for a reconceptualization of the manner in which the TABP is defined and assessed. (28 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)