This article reviews the role of individual differences in work stress processes, with particular
reference to personality and coping as moderator variables. Vulnerability/resilience and …

Considered the most comprehensive handbook in the field, this rich resource reviews the
biological, psychological, and social factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness …

Negative affectivity (NA) and repressive coping (REP) are coping styles characterized by a
disposition to either experience or avoid distress. This study investigated the potential …

Aims: The role of type A behaviour in cardiovascular disease is controversial and most of the
research is based on self‐rating scales. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence …

This prospective study examined, in a sample of male and female adults, the relationship
between specific psychosocial factors and health status. Measures of stress, health habits …

Differences in competitive orientations were examined in relation to two components of the
Type A behavior pattern, Achievement Strivings and Impatience-Irritability, that have …

Although previous studies have revealed relationships between Type A behavior pattern
(TABP) measures and behavioral indexes of time urgency, such studies utilized global TABP …

Hostility has been studied mainly in relation to coronary heart disease (CHD). However,
given the pathways linking hostility to CHD, it might be expected that hostility also relates to …

The authors examined the influence of narcissism and social desirability on hostility in two
samples of 215 college students and 30 patients with myocardial infarction (MI). Results …

Research suggests that the Type A pattern as assessed by the Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS)
involves a number of stress-engendering cognitive/social responses. To identify potential …