Type A Behavior Pattern in workers of San Luis city, its relationship to dysfunctional attitudes
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Work constitutes a relevant sphere in life: levels of competence, aptness, responsibility and productivity press on the worker in a pursuit of self-improvement. This research attempts to investigate the prevalence of Type A behavior pattern and dysfunctional attitudes, and the possible association between them in a sample of workers in San Luis, Argentina.
For this research we set an exploratory level, adopting for data analysis a descriptive and correlational design. The sample was intentional, not random and consisted of 63 workers: 56% were male while 44% were women; being 31.60 the average age with a standard deviation of 6.51. To assess these variables two measuring instruments were used: the Weissman and Beck Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale (1978), (adaptated by Bas-Ramallo and Andrew, 1994) and the Eysenck and Fulker Type A Behavior Pattern Questionnaire (1983) (translated and validated by Romero-Leon, 1989).
In statistical procedure Mean and Standard deviation, Pearson correlation and t Test were obtained. Results allowed us to identify in the sample significant levels of Tension, Ambition, Activity and Absence of repression, particular features of the type A behavior pattern. Also, it was observed that the most ambitious and active workers tend to display a set of cognitive distortions related to perfectionism, omnipotence and the belief that other people should respond to their needs, data that confirm the relation between type A behavior pattern and some type of cognitive distortion.
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