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Construction and validation of a scale for the measurement of type a personality

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Faculty member of Psychology Department, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

2 Instructor of Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

3 Clinical Psychologist

10.22055/edus.1996.16163

Abstract

This paper reports a study aimed at constructing and validating a scale bifactor analysis for the measurement of personality and behavioral patterns of type A. 149 female and 179 mail undergraduate students at Ahvaz Islamic open University and Shahid chamran University took part in this study. In the first phase of the study, based upon the characteristics of type A reported in the literature, 84 items were
Written, 60 of which were later excluded after statistical analysis of the data. The results of factor analysis indicated a two-factor structure, with 16 and 8 items, loading, respectively, on factors 1 (TA1) and 2 (TA2), yielding a 24-item scale for type A labelled as type A questionnaire (or TAQ). The Cronbach Alpha and test-retest coefficients of both TA1 and TA2 subscales found to be statistically significant at p=.001. to access the validity of TAQ, four other questionnaires (i. e., MMPI, EPQ, TABQ, and TAVS) were also given to different groups of subjects. Data analysis after validity data strongly suggests that TA1 is mostly concerned with pathological or "taxi dimensions" of Type A (e. g. Aggression, impatience, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem). In contrast, TA2 seems to be entirely related to non-pathological  or "non-toxic" dimensions of type A (e.g., achievement orientation, striving for achievement, and hard-working).

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Journal of Educational Sciences
Volume 2, Issue 2
February 1995
Pages 24-50
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