Abstract
Investigated whether Type A coronary-prone behavior patterns interfere with successful interpersonal functioning among persons who lack a highly masculine sex-role orientation. 105 male and 108 female undergraduates were administered a battery of tests including the Jenkins Activity Survey, the Beck Depression Scale, the Social Anxiety subscale of the Self-Consciousness Scale, the Janis-Field Feelings of Inadequacy Scale, the Self-Description Inventory, and the Bem Sex-Role Inventory. Results support the hypothesis in that the combination of a Type A behavioral style and a sex-role orientation low in masculinity were associated with low social self-esteem, high social anxiety, and depression. Further, maladjustment was more pronounced among females than males due to cultural expectations that females are more socially adept than males. (43 ref)
