Carmelli D, Rosenman R H, Chesney M A
Department of Behavioral Medicine, SRI International, Menlo Park, California 94025.
J Behav Med. 1987 Oct;10(5):513-25. doi: 10.1007/BF00846148.
Associations between initial and 10-year follow-up assessment of the Type A behavior pattern (TABP) were examined in a sample of adult male twins using a broad range of instruments. When assessment is made by the Structured Interview and limited to the dichotomous Types A and B rating, 67% of the subjects received the same rating on both occasions. Spearman rank correlations between repeated self-report measures of TABP ranged from .55 to .70. Overall the stability among the self-report measures was greater than between the self-reports and the Structured Interview. Utilizing the twin design the relationship of genetic and environmental factors to tracking of TABP was examined and compared between monozygotic and dizygotic twin pairs. The implication of these results to the TABP construct is discussed.
在一组成年男性双胞胎样本中，使用多种工具对A型行为模式（TABP）的初始评估和10年随访评估之间的关联进行了研究。当通过结构化访谈进行评估并仅限于二分法的A型和B型评分时，67%的受试者在两次评估中获得了相同的评分。TABP重复自我报告测量之间的斯皮尔曼等级相关性在0.55至0.70之间。总体而言，自我报告测量之间的稳定性大于自我报告与结构化访谈之间的稳定性。利用双胞胎设计，研究并比较了同卵双胞胎和异卵双胞胎对中遗传和环境因素与TABP追踪的关系。讨论了这些结果对TABP结构的意义。
