Assessment of Type A Behaviour Pattern Among National Open University of Nigeria Academic Staff
Keywords:
Type A BehaviourAbstract
This study focused on assessment of Type A Behaviour Pattern (TABP) among academic staff of Open and Distance Learning. The Type A individuals of both sexes are considered to have the following characteristics: intense sustained drive to achieve set goals, a profound inclination for eagerness to compete, aggressive and hostile feelings and habitual propensity to accelerate the rate of execution of most physical and mental functions. Research have therefore linked Type A behavior pattern to the development of coronary heart diseases. Participants for this study were drawn from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), which is an Open and Distance Learning Institution. A total of 173 lecturers were used for the study with the following statistics: Gender: males = 95, females = 78; age range: 25-45 = 102, 46-65 = 70; academic rank = assistant lecturer = 25, lecturer 11 = 29, lecturer 1 = 39, senior lecturer = 27, associate professor = 25 and professors = 32. Type A Behavior Scale (TABS) was used for the assessment. Study proposed three (3) hypotheses of which two of the hypotheses were accepted. Study revealed that gender does not significantly influence manifestation of Type A among participants, those in the age range of 46-65 manifested higher levels of Type A behavior pattern than those aged 25-45; Senior lecturers and above manifested significantly higher levels of Type A behavior pattern than Lectures 1 and below. Discussions were made in line with the findings while further training and retraining of staff of NOUN on job-specific skills was recommended to reduce ambiguity and pressure on the job.
Résumé : L'étude s'est focalisée sur l'évaluation du modèle de comportement de type A (TABP) parmi le personnel académique de la formation continue ouverte et à distance. Les individus de type A des deux sexes sont considérés comme ayant les caractéristiques suivantes : une intense volonté soutenue d'atteindre les objectifs fixés, une profonde inclination pour la concurrence, des sentiments agressifs et hostiles et une propension habituelle à accélérer le taux d'exécution de la plupart des fonctions physiques et mentales. La recherche a donc établi un lien entre le comportement de type A et le développement de maladies coronariennes. Les participants à cette étude ont été tirés de l’Université Nationale Ouverte du Nigeria (NOUN), qui est une institution ouverte de formation à distance. Un total de 173 enseignants ont été utilisés pour l'étude avec les statistiques suivantes: Genre: hommes - 95, femmes - 78; tranche d'âge : 25-45 ans : 102 ; 46-65 ans : 70 ; Grade académique : Professeurs adjoints : 25 ; Professeurs de grade I : 29 ; conférenciers : 39 ; maîtres de conférence : 27 ; professeurs agrégés : 25 et professeurs titulaires : 32. L'échelle de comportement de type A (TABS) a été utilisée pour l'évaluation. L'étude a proposé trois (3) hypothèses dont deux des hypothèses ont été acceptées. L'étude a indiqué que le genre n'influence pas de manière significative la manifestation du type A parmi des participants, ceux dans la gamme d'âge de 46-65 ans ont manifesté des niveaux plus élevés de modèle de comportement de type A que ceux âgés de 25-45 ans. Les conférenciers et ceux de rang supérieur ont manifesté des niveaux sensiblement plus élevés de modèle de comportement de type A que des professeurs de grade I et inferieur. Des discussions ont été faites conformément aux constatations, tandis que la formation et le recyclage du personnel de NOUN sur les compétences spécifiques à l'emploi ont été recommandés afin de réduire l'ambiguïté et la pression au travail.
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