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Japanese Type a Behavior Pattern Is Associated With "Typus Melancholicus": a Study From the Sociocultural Viewpoint

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  • Isao Fukunishi
  • Masaki Hattori
  • Hirotaka Hattori
  • Yasuhiro Imai
  • Yuko Miyake
  • Masahiro Miguchi
  • Kazuya Yoshimatsu

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An examination of the relationship between Type A behavior pattern (TABP) and "Typus Melancholicus" (TM) in 212 coronary heart disease (CHD) patients in Japan revealed that: CHD patients with TABP were significantly more likely to have a depression-prone personality, what Tellenbach calls "Typus Melancholicus"; this tendency was observed not only in CHD patients but also among healthy Type A subjects; and TM is positively correlated with Type A. The results of our studies from a comparative sociocultural viewpoint indicate that TM may be involved in Japanese TABP, suggesting the possibility that driving, self-sacrificing and obsessional traits are related to Type A behavior in a variety of different cultural contexts.

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  • Isao Fukunishi & Masaki Hattori & Hirotaka Hattori & Yasuhiro Imai & Yuko Miyake & Masahiro Miguchi & Kazuya Yoshimatsu, 1992. "Japanese Type a Behavior Pattern Is Associated With "Typus Melancholicus": a Study From the Sociocultural Viewpoint," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 38(4), pages 251-256, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:38:y:1992:i:4:p:251-256
    DOI: 10.1177/002076409203800402
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    1. Isao Fukunishi & Takayuki Nakagawa & Hiroshi Nakamura & Joichi Ogawa & Tetsuya Nakagawa, 1993. "A Comparison of Type a Behaviour Pattern, Hostility and Typus Melancholicus in Japanese and American Students: Effects of Defensiveness," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 39(1), pages 58-63, March.

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