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A Comparison of Type a Behaviour Pattern, Hostility and Typus Melancholicus in Japanese and American Students: Effects of Defensiveness

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  • Isao Fukunishi

    (Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry, 2-1-8 Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156, Japan)

  • Takayuki Nakagawa

    (Setouchi Junior College, Kagawa, Japan)

  • Hiroshi Nakamura

    (Setouchi Junior College, Kagawa, Japan)

  • Joichi Ogawa

    (Fukuoka Prefecture College, Fukuoka, Japan)

  • Tetsuya Nakagawa

    (Fukuoka Prefecture College, Fukuoka, Japan)

Abstract

A comparison of Type A behaviour pattern, hostility and Typus Melancholicus (TM) was examined in a sample of 228 Japanese and 121 American college students. It was found that: the Japanese students expressed Type A, especially hostility, less strongly than American ones; TM was seen to the same degree in both Japanese and American students; Type A was related to hostility and TM in both groups of students; and compared with American students, the Japanese students displayed the defensiveness more frequently, and there appeared to be a strong relationship between defensiveness and hostility. These results suggest the possibility that hostility, a component element of Type A, is manifested under the influence of defensiveness, which is partially related to a variety of different sociocultural contexts.

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  • 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.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:39:y:1993:i:1:p:58-63
    DOI: 10.1177/002076409303900106
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    1. 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.
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