Matthews K A, Heimreich R L, Beane W E, Lucker G W
J Pers Soc Psychol. 1980 Nov;39(5):962-7. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.39.5.962.
Clinical observations and recent theorizing offer two opposing predictions about the relationship between Pattern A and the merit of one's work: (a) Pattern A helps; (b) Pattern A hinders. To test these two possibilities, male members of the Society of Experimental Social Psychologists completed a measure of Pattern A behavior, and citation scores were derived for each man from the Social Science Index 1973-1975. Assuming that citations are a rough measure of meritorious work, the results revealed that Type A behavior by men is associated with superior scientific work. Thus, it is unlikely that Pattern A hinders meritorious work. Rather, it may help.
临床观察和近期的理论推测对A型行为模式与一个人工作价值之间的关系提出了两种相反的预测：（a）A型行为模式有帮助；（b）A型行为模式有阻碍。为了检验这两种可能性，实验社会心理学家协会的男性成员完成了一项A型行为模式测量，并且从《社会科学索引（1973 - 1975）》中得出了每个人的被引用分数。假设被引用次数是对有价值工作的一种粗略衡量，结果显示男性的A型行为与卓越的科研工作相关。因此，A型行为模式不太可能阻碍有价值的工作。相反，它可能有帮助。
