Why the study?
Do Type A behavior and personality hardiness predict cardiovascular responses to stress in male undergraduates?
Population
68 male undergraduates
Comparison
Type A behavior and personality hardiness vs Type B behavior and low personality hardiness
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Type A and hardiness show opposing BP reactivity associations in undergraduates; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Do Type A behavior and personality hardiness predict cardiovascular responses to stress in male undergraduates?
Type A behavior is associated with increased blood pressure reactivity to stress, whereas personality hardiness is associated with reduced reactivity, highlighting the psychophysiologic impact of personality traits.
Richard J. Contrada (1989) studied this question.
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