Hostility and Type A beliefs: Relationships to emotional and physical reactivity among coaches

• Main Author: Yaffe, Donna M.
• Format: Others
• Published: Scholarly Commons 1992
• Subjects: Psychotherapy; Behaviorial sciences; Physical education; Education; Psychology; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2930; https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3929&context=uop_etds

Current Type A research emphasizes cognitive variables which may predispose negative emotions, maladaptive behavioral coping, autonomic arousal, and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Hostility and the Type A belief style delineated by Price exemplify pervasive, cross-situational cognitive styles. Hostile cognitions (e.g., "Someone has it in for me") reflect cynicism and distrust. Price's construct is somewhat similar: (a) External achievements define self-worth, (b) no universal moral principles exist (i.e., "Nice guys finish last"), and (c) all resources are scarce (i.e., "Your loss is my gain"). Using male college basketball coaches as practice partners, I attempted to answer two primary questions with the present study. First, are Type A beliefs, hostility, perceived stress, and the experience and expression of anger related in basketball coaches? Second, is there a relationship between the experience and expression of anger (self-reported and observed) and the self-reported risk of cardiovascular disease in basketball coaches?