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. 1988 Dec;61(4):365-8.
doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1988.tb02798.x.

Control theory and type A behaviour

L S Perloff  1 , P R Yarnold, B K Fetzer
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Control theory and type A behaviour

L S Perloff et al. Br J Med Psychol. 1988 Dec.

Abstract

As a test of 'control theory', 75 Type A/B undergraduates completed a multidimensional health locus-of-control measure. Type A behaviour correlated significantly with beliefs regarding personal control over health, but not with beliefs regarding chance or powerful others. These findings suggest Type As' desire for control is multidimensional.

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