Type A Behavior (Jenkins Activity Survey)
Psychology: PersonalityReliability: alpha 0.803 sample items
About this scale
A 52-item measure of Type A behavior pattern — competitive achievement-striving, time-urgency, and hostility. Predicts cardiovascular risk and work-related stress.
Sample item(s)
“When you listen to someone talking, do you sometimes wish that the person would hurry up?”
“Are you usually pressed for time?”
“Would people you know well agree that you tend to do most things in a hurry?”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.80. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Commercial license.
Source & citation
Jenkins, C. D., Zyzanski, S. J., & Rosenman, R. H. (1979): Jenkins Activity Survey: JAS Manual. New York: Psychological Corporation.
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