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Type A behavior and optimism were examined as predictors of blood pressure and job performance in a hospital setting. Results indicate that the achievement striving dimension of Type A behavior was negatively related to blood pressure. The impatient/irritable dimension of Type A behavior was unrelated to either performance or blood pressure. The interaction of achievement striving Type A behavior and optimism was related to blood pressure and technical job performance. Specifically, achievement striving predicted blood pressure and technical performance when optimism was high but not when it was low. Implications for future research are discussed.
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Begley, T.M., Lee, C. & Czajka, J.M. The Relationships of Type A Behavior and Optimism with Job Performance and Blood Pressure. Journal of Business and Psychology 15, 215–227 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007782926730
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