Type A Behavior and Vital Exhaustion as Related to the Metabolic Hormonal Variables of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis

The authors examined the correlations of Type A behavior and vital exhaustion with the metabolic hormonal variables of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (ACTH and Cortisol), as well as with the ensuing parameters (insulin, glucose, and C-peptide). The participants were 64 healthy middle-aged m...

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Published in:Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 1996-03, Vol.22 (1), p.15-22
Main Authors: Keltikangas-Järvinen, Liisa, Räikkönen, Katri, Hautanen, Aarno
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ACTH
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - blood
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Glucose - metabolism
C-Peptide - blood
Coronary Disease - physiopathology
Coronary Disease - psychology
Cortisol
Energy Metabolism - physiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hormones - blood
Humans
Hydrocortisone - blood
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System - physiopathology
Illness and personality
insulin
Insulin - blood
Male
Mental Fatigue - physiopathology
Mental Fatigue - psychology
Middle Aged
Personality, behavior and health
Pituitary-Adrenal System - physiopathology
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Risk Factors
Type A
Type A Personality
vital exhaustion
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Summary:The authors examined the correlations of Type A behavior and vital exhaustion with the metabolic hormonal variables of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (ACTH and Cortisol), as well as with the ensuing parameters (insulin, glucose, and C-peptide). The participants were 64 healthy middle-aged men with stressful work. The authors found that Type A behavior and vital exhaustion were not correlated but made independent contributions to the single metabolic hormonal variables. The central finding was that when the whole HPA axis, Type A behavior, and exhaustion were all analyzed at the same time, Type A behavior per se had different, even opposite, hormonal correlates from Type A behavior associated with vital exhaustion. Type A behavior by itself was not related to a metabolic hormonal dysfunction. However, the Type A by vital exhaustion interaction was statistically significant. This finding suggests that the quality or components of Type A behavior, particularly the presence of vital exhaustion, may be more important than the intensity of Type A behavior considered alone.
ISSN:0896-4289
1940-4026
DOI:10.1080/08964289.1996.9933761