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The Influence of Culture on Coronary-Prone Behavior

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Research has now demonstrated that men characterized as having a behavior style known as Type A have approximately twice the risk of developing coronary heart disease as men not classified as Type A, independently of the influence of other risk factors such as hypertension, cigarette smoking, and elevated serum cholesterol.1,2 The Type A person has been described as competitive and hard-driving, with a continuous sense of time urgency. His job is the primary focus of his life, and he cannot devote too many hours to it. His speed orientation and impatience are extreme, to the point of doing two things at once when possible.

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  1. Behavioral Science Department, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33733, USA

    Theodore M. Dembroski Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Psychology) (Associate Professor of Psychology)

  2. Behavioral Medicine Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20014, USA

    Stephen M. Weiss Ph.D. (Acting Chief) (Acting Chief)

  3. Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20014, USA

    Jim L. Shields Ph.D. (Deputy Director) (Deputy Director)

  4. Epidemiology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20014, USA

    Suzanne G. Haynes Ph.D.  & Manning Feinleib M.D., Dr. P.H. (Chief) &  (Chief)

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Cohen, J.B. (1978). The Influence of Culture on Coronary-Prone Behavior. In: Dembroski, T.M., Weiss, S.M., Shields, J.L., Haynes, S.G., Feinleib, M. (eds) Coronary-Prone Behavior. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86007-2_14

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