Hardiness, Type A Behavior, and the Stress-Illness Relation in Working Women

Hardiness has been proposed as a stress-resistance resource in maintaining health. This construct has been shown to act in conjunction with the Type A behavior pattern in affecting illness. In this study, we examined this relation in women ( N = 82) with the use of the Structured Interview and the J...

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Published in:Journal of personality and social psychology 1986-12, Vol.51 (6), p.1218-1223
Main Authors: Schmied, Lori A, Lawler, Kathleen A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Applied sciences
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
Coronary Prone Behavior
Disease - psychology
Disorders
Educational Status
Exact sciences and technology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Humans
Illness and personality
Internal-External Control
Marriage
Mental health
Middle Aged
Other techniques and industries
Personality Traits
Psychology
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Secretarial Personnel
Social research
Stress
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Type A Personality
Women - psychology
Women, Working - psychology
Working Women
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Summary:Hardiness has been proposed as a stress-resistance resource in maintaining health. This construct has been shown to act in conjunction with the Type A behavior pattern in affecting illness. In this study, we examined this relation in women ( N = 82) with the use of the Structured Interview and the Jenkins Activity Survey to assess Type A behavior. As expected, there was a strong stress-illness association. However, there were no hardiness main effects nor interactions between stress, Type A behavior, and hardiness. Hardiness was significantly associated with age, education level, and marital status. No differences in hardiness composition were found between high stress/high illness and high stress/low illness groups. Only the Powerlessness scale of hardiness was related to illness. These results are discussed in comparison with other hardiness studies. Particular attention is focused on possible sex differences, and implications for future research are suggested.
ISSN:0022-3514
1939-1315
DOI:10.1037/0022-3514.51.6.1218