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Type A Behavior Assessment for Schoolchildren

Type A Behavior Assessment for Schoolchildren Test

Understand a teen’s Type A stress and urgency traits and potential heart strain in about 11 minutes. Results support early, practical guidance for healthier coping and lower long term risk.

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81/100

Behavior Type Scale (BTS)

Assesses how strongly a student’s everyday behavior aligns with Type A versus Type B patterns (urgency, competitiveness, impatience, and hostility versus calmer goal-oriented self-control).

Type B (calmer)

Mixed AB

Type A (pronounced)

0 – 59: Type B (calmer) | 60 – 69: Mixed AB | 70 – 100: Type A (pronounced)

A score of 81 falls in the pronounced Type A range, suggesting a stronger tendency toward urgency, competitiveness, and tension in everyday situations.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

School psychologists and counselors

41%OF USERS

They use it to spot high-stress, overly driven students early and plan support to reduce tension and health risks.

Parents of driven teens

34%OF USERS

They take it to understand whether a child’s competitiveness and urgency are turning into chronic stress that may affect wellbeing.

High-achieving students

25%OF USERS

They take it out of curiosity or concern to see how much their ambition, impatience, and irritability show up in daily school life.

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Behavior Type Scale (BTS)

Average

46.6

Normal range

31.9 — 61.2

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100

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does this assessment measure?

It screens for behavior patterns linked to high drive, time pressure, irritability, and competitiveness. These traits are evaluated because they are associated with higher stress load and cardiovascular risk.

Who is the assessment intended for?

It is designed for school-age adolescents. It can be used in educational or counseling settings where behavioral health screening is appropriate.

How long does it take and how many items are included?

Completion time is about 11 minutes. The questionnaire contains 59 items.

How should items be answered?

Select the response that best matches typical behavior in school and daily life. Answer all items and avoid spending too much time on any single question.

How should results be interpreted?

Scores indicate the relative level of Type A–related traits and associated stress tendency. Results do not diagnose a medical condition and should be reviewed alongside other information when health concerns are present.

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About This Assessment

Type A Behavior Assessment for Schoolchildren Test - Symptoms and Signs

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Behavioral patterns associated with time urgency and competitiveness have been examined in relation to stress and health outcomes. The Type A Behavior Assessment for Schoolchildren is a brief self-report measure intended to screen for Type A-like behavior patterns in school-age youth (attributed to Meyer Friedman and Ray H. Rosenman).

The instrument consists of 59 items and typically takes about 11 minutes to complete. Items ask respondents to endorse common school and everyday situations to estimate the degree of time pressure, achievement striving, impatience, and related irritability.

Results from the Type A Behavior Assessment for Schoolchildren are generally used as a screening indicator to support clinical or school-based discussions of stress-related behavior and to inform follow-up assessment or preventive interventions when elevated patterns are identified.

Author: Meyer Friedman, Ray H. Rosenman

Literature: Matthews, K. A. Coronary-prone behavior in children. In T. M. Field, P. M. McCabe, & N. Schneiderman (Eds.), Stress and coping across development. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 1988.

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