Content analysis of the natural language of A and B males in a dyadic interaction.

Investigated the relationship of male college students' scores on the A-B dimension to the content of their natural language elicited in dyadic situations. 28 Ss randomly paired after having taken the A-B scale were instructed to talk about personal issues for 45 min. 10-min segments of these recorded sessions were transcribed, categorized, and counted according to the Harvard III Psychosociological Dictionary and C. Martindale's Regressive Imagery Dictionary. Correlations between content categories and A-B scores were calculated using a partial correlation procedure controlling for response productivity. As predicted, Bs were more defensive, focused on others, concerned with roles and institutions, and male-oriented than were As. (17 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)