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The Type A-B construct does not predict heart disease and should be abandoned in favor of independent risk factors such as grief, hostility, social isolation, fear, and work demands.
The author argues that the Type A behavior construct should be abandoned as a predictor of heart disease, highlighting that other psychosocial factors like grief, hostility, and social isolation are independently implicated.
Ray asks the question: 'If A-B does not predict heart disease, why bother with it?' (British Journal of Medical Psychology, 64 (1) 1991). Having worked for several years in prevention of heart attack recurrence, I am inclined to agree with his conclusion that the construct is a trail which should now be abandoned. Grief, hostility and social isolation, fear and work demands have each been implicated in heart disease independently of Type A.
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Edward Conduit (1992) conducted a letter in Heart disease. Type A-B construct was evaluated. The Type A-B construct does not predict heart disease and should be abandoned in favor of independent risk factors such as grief, hostility, social isolation, fear, and work demands.
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