Sociological study of Type A behavior among advanced technologist

本研究旨在探讨影响高级技术人员A型行为水平的社会因素。研究对象包括国际贸易和工业部工业科学技术机构两个国家研究所的主任、主任、高级研究员和研究员等374名高级科学家。年龄从24岁到60岁不等，平均年龄为42.5岁。A型水平采用Bortner's short rating scale、Tokai Inventory、Maeda Questionnaire三种量表进行测量。主要研究结果如下：A型科学家占总样本的百分比从Tokai调查的19.8%到Maeda调查问卷的28.3%不等。方差分析表明，自评健康对东海量表测量的A型水平有显著影响，而职业地位和每周工作时间对上述三项测量的A型水平有显著影响。每周空闲时间对东海量表和前田问卷测量的a型水平有显著影响。多元回归分析表明，职业状况、每周工作时间、每周空闲时间三个社会因素对a型得分的影响显著，而性别、年龄和自评健康状况对a型得分的影响不显著。

The purpose of this study is to examine social factors influencing the level of Type A behavior of advanced technologist. Subjects consisted of 374 advanced scientists including director, chief, senior researcher and researcher, who belong to two national institutes of Agency of Industrial Science and Technology in Ministry of International Trede and Industry. Their age ranged from 24 to 60 years, with an average of 42.5.Type A level was measured by three measures, the Bortner's short rating scale, the Tokai Inventory, the Maeda Questionnaire.Major results are as follows.1.Percenage of Type A scientists in total sample ranged from 19.8 % by the Tokai Inventory, to 28.3 % by the Maeda Questionaire.2.ANOVA analysis indicated that self-rated health has significant effects on level of Type A maesured by the Tokai Inventory, while occupational status and warking hours per a week have significant effects on level of Type A maesured by above-mentioned three measures. And free hours per a week has significant effects on the level of Type A measured by the Tokai Inventory and the Maeda Questionnaire.3.Multiple regression analysis indicated that three social factors, namely, occupational status, working hours per a week, free hours per a week, accout for significant variations in Type A score, while respondents'sex, respondents'age and self-rated health don't statistically explain variances in Type A score.