This study compared the ratings of 21 male Myocardial Infarction victims with 24 male non victims regarding their behavior and attitudes related to selected proverbs. Both groups were comparable with respect to age, marital status, education, smoking habits, and exercise habits. Each group was administered the Rotan-Peterson Proverb Questionnaire composed of 35 proverbs that represented Type A, Type B and unclassified sayings according to a content analysis. Using a discriminate function analysis, the MI and Non MI groups responded differently to the total questionnaire and subsets of sayings in terms of frequency with which they behaved according to the sayings. There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of their attitudes toward their behavior relative to the proverbs. It was also found that there were five sayings in which the mean of the MI group was significantly different (p < .05) from the Non MIs. Four of the five were Type A sayings in terms of content. Implications of the findings are discussed. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-10, Section: A, page: 4304. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74628 |
| Contributors | ROTAN, LEO WILLIAM., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 91 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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