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Type A Behaviour in the New Zealand Police

NCJ Number
99444
Journal
Police Studies Volume: 8 Issue: 2 Dated: (Summer 1985) Pages: 97-100
Author(s)
V A Hewson; M Singer
Date Published
1985
Length
4 pages
Annotation
An adapted version of the Bortner and Rosenman scale identified a sample of New Zealand police recruits as having a proportion of Type A individuals similar to that of the general population; the highest mean score was found among supervisors and the lowest among constables who had served at least ten years and had no interest in promotion.
Abstract
Implications of these findings for stress management programs are discussed. (Publisher abstract)

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