Key result
Type A behavior pattern is linked to higher incidence of upper respiratory infections vs Type B.
Why the study?
The relationship between Type A behavior pattern and the incidence of upper respiratory infections was investigated to understand behavioral influences on susceptibility to viral respiratory disease.
Cross-Sectional
May warrant stress-focused counseling in recurrent URI cases among students; leaves open causal role of Type A behavior.
The present study investigates the relationship between upper respiratory infection (URI) and Type A behavior pattern. Type A and Type B college students completed a health survey which measured both incidence of and response to URI's. Overall, results revealed a pattern indicating that Type A's reported experiencing significantly more URI's than did their Type B counterparts, and that female Type A's reported significantly more frequent URI's than did female type B's. The results were discussed in terms of the Type A's stressful life style increasing his/her susceptibility to viral respiratory disease. The Type A's propensity to minimize or failure to attend to illness symptoms was also discussed.
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Stout et al. (1982) conducted a cross-sectional in Upper respiratory infections. Type A behavior pattern vs. Type B behavior pattern was evaluated on Incidence of upper respiratory infections. Type A behavior pattern was associated with a significantly higher reported incidence of upper respiratory infections among college students compared to Type B behavior.
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