Abstract
The purpose of this study is to assess the multidimensionality of Type A Behavior Pattern (TABP) in children. The subjects are 248 fourth graders in ShiChi elementary school.
The correlation between the total score in Type A scale and self-attitude is not significant. However, probe into the correlation between the three subscales shows that competition-achievement, and aggression-hostility subscales are heterogeneous but equally contribute to total score in Type A scale. Therefore, this finding also shows that Type A behavior in children is not a global concept, but a multidimensional concept. The similar findings were proved in other variables (self-efficiency and academic achievement).
Besides, when we separate the subjects into four groups, which are: the ANOVA outcome shows that the low hostility/high achievement children are mentally healthier and perform better than children in the other three groups. This study shows that Type A with fine character do exists.
| Keywords: | children; Type A behavior; multidimensionality |
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