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This research examined the relationship of children's Type A behavior pattern, as measured by the Matthews Youth Test for Health, to parents' Type A behavior pattern, as measured by the Jenkins Activity Survey, Form C. A total of 115 families with boys and 106 families with girls enrolled in the fourth through sixth grades participated. There were no significant correlations between the Pattern A scores of fathers and those of their children, but there was evidence for a maternal influence on the development of children's Type A behavior. The results are compared with results from studies of familial aggregation previously reported in the literature.
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Data collection and analysis was supported by Grant A/S SCOR -Lipids, Atherosclerosis, and Thrombosis HL 14230.
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Sweda, M.G., Sines, J.O., Lauer, R.M. et al. Familial aggregation of Type A behavior. J Behav Med 9, 23–32 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00844641
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