Friedman and Rosenman (1974) have defined the Type A coronary-prone behavior pattern as an action-emotion complex that can be observed in persons who are aggressively involved in a chronic, incessant struggle to achieve more and more in less and less time, and if required to do so, against the opposing efforts of other things or other persons. / Researchers such as Matthews (1977; 1979) and Bortner, Rosenman and Friedman (1970) have attempted to understand Type A behavior in children as well as adults, and how this behavior pattern may originate and develop within family members. The purpose of the present investigation was to examine type A and Type B behavior patterns in family and ad hoc groups (triads) as they related to coalition formation in a mixed-motive game developed by Vinacke and Arkoff (1957). The subjects for this study were male students (and their parents) recruited from the Developmental Research School at Florida State University. / This investigation sought to address the following questions. First, do family triads with a Type A mother play the coalition game differently (i.e., more exploitively as opposed to cooperatively) than those with a Type B mother? Second, do ad hoc groups with a Type A female (parental figure) play the coalition game differently than those with a Type B female (parental figure)? Third, do family groups play the coalition game differently than ad hoc groups? / In summarizing the findings of this study, none of the major research hypotheses were confirmed. Minimum resource theory was supported, however, when comparisons were made within each group (i.e., the 3-2 coalition was formed with the greatest frequency). Additional analyses revealed that the father-mother coalition formed less frequently than other coalitions within family groups, but not within ad hoc groups. Finally, within AAA family groups, sons won the coalition bargaining game more frequently than fathers or mothers. Implications for counseling and further research are discussed. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-12, Section: A, page: 3052. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76188 |
| Contributors | LYONS, BRUCE ANTHONY., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 163 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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