TAPP – R2 (Type A Personality Profile – 2nd Revision)

Description

Research has shown that Type A people tend to work longer hours.

According to scientific literature, the Type A Personality construct describes someone who is aggressively involved in a chronic, incessant struggle to achieve more and more in less and less time. The defining characteristics of the Type A Behavior Pattern (TABP) are a strong drive to succeed, hostility, competitiveness, perfectionism, a desire for recognition, wealth and advancement, difficulty talking about feelings, and a sense of urgency and impatience.

The behaviors and traits that make up Achievement Striving, such as competitiveness and drive, are often quite positive and can make for super-achievers and high-powered people. Individuals with these more constructive traits of TABP have immense reserves of drive and energy. They are traits associated with greater potential for success in life. However, everything at its most extreme can be unhealthy, and this is the case with Achievement Striving as well. Anyone who pushes himself or herself too hard is at risk for emotional and physical burnout.

The Impatience-Irritability trait of TABP on the other hand, is characterized by a tendency to react to unpleasant situations with responses that reflect anger, frustration, irritation and disgust. An inability to trust others, communicate feelings, and a general sense of discontent also characterizes people with this aspect of TABP. Individuals with this group of traits are motivated by external factors such as material reward and recognition rather than by inner motivators. They experience a constant sense of opposition, wariness and apprehension. This constant and very exhausting presence of negative emotions depletes reserves of energy, impacts heavily on health, and disrupts personal equilibrium.

This test describes people on the opposite side of Type A Personality characteristics as Type B. Although difficult to define, Type B people are generally stress-avoiders who know how to take things easy. Two types of people fit this very unperturbed and laidback profile: the spiritually-minded folks that adopt an “everybody must win” attitude to life, and those that have a more passive and blasé “don’t care much about anything” attitude. Although it’s good to be cool and relaxed, Type B people simply don’t get much done. In any case, all persons with Type B personality characteristics can benefit from a more ardent approach to reaching their goals. Their very laidback way of life may put them at risk of missing out on great opportunities.

Purpose: TAPP – R2 assesses whether a person possesses the hallmark behaviorial characteristics of the Type A Personality.

Vitals
No. of questions: 73
Question type: Self-assessment, situational, multiple choice
Estimated completion time: 15 minutes
Shorter versions of assessment: N/A
Recommended age level: 18+
Qualification Level: Class A
Compliance: APA standards
Validation Information:
● Sample Size: 7,615
● Cronbach’s Alpha: 0.95

Features
Benchmarks: Available (general population, industries, workaholics, heart disease issues)Group Comparisons: Available

Report Includes:
● Summary
● Introduction
● Graphs
● Detailed narrative interpretation
● Type A & B characteristics
● Advice

Factors and Scales:
Overall Score plus 2 subfactors, divided into 7 scales:
● Achievement Striving: Assesses the manner in which a person strives to achieve his/her
goals.
● Impatience/Irritability: Assesses the manner in which a person comports himself/herself
with others.
● Competitiveness: Tendency to compete even in non-competitive situations.
● Drive: Tendency to exhibit an aggressive concern or longing for success.
● Perfectionism: Tendency to be overly critical and/or demanding of self and/or others.
● Hostility: Tendency to engage in conflict, opposition, and resistance in thought, principle or
action, and to display outbursts of frustration.
● Time Urgency: State of being hurried and under pressure, as well as an inclination to be
impatient.
● Tough-mindedness: Tendency to be cold or unfeeling as well as rigid in thought and conduct; a discomfort in expression of emotion.
● Reward Orientation: Tendency to be motivated by external incentives.