| Abstract: | Conducted 6-mo and 1-yr follow-up evaluations of a study in which the effectiveness of cognitive–behavior modification (CBM) and cognitive–behavior modification plus assertion training (CBM/AT) treatments were compared with a minimal treatment (MT) control in reducing Type A (coronary prone) behavior and related characteristics among 31 university faculty members. Ss completed a battery of measures, including the Jenkins Activity Survey, a Type A self-rating scale, and the Manifest Hostility Scale. At both follow-ups, CBM and CBM/AT groups continued to report significantly less Type A behavior and Type A irrational beliefs than controls. Also, CBM and CBM/AT groups reported significantly less speed and impatience behavior at both follow-ups than did the control group, differences that were not found at posttreatment. No significant differences among groups were found for hard-driving/competitive, trait anger, or hostility levels, with the exception that CBM Ss reported significantly less hostility at the 1-yr follow-up than did MT Ss. Results support the long-term effectiveness of brief cognitive–behavioral treatments in reducing Type A behavior. (9 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
