Psychometric analyses o f college students' responses to the Jenkins Activity Survey, a selfreport measure o f the Type A behavior pattern, revealed the presence of two relatively independent factors.Based o n these analyses? two scales, labeled Achievement Strivings (AS) and Impatience and

A recent study of college students demonstrated that the Jenkins Activity Survey measure of the Type A pattern consisted of two relatively independent factors labeled Achievement Strivings (AS) and Impatience-Irritability (II). Scores on the AS scale but not the II scale were significantly correlated with cumulative grade point average (GPA) on the basis of 2 or more semesters of work. Follow-up data on the academic performance of these students are reported here. Correlations between AS scores and updated GPAs that were based on at least 4 semesters of work were comparable in value with those reported by Spence et al. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, obtained from students' records, were also significantly related to GPA. However, SAT and AS scores were nonsignificantly correlated and combined additively to account for a substantial portion of the variability in GPAs. The fi 2 s in four independent samples ranged from .22 to .36.

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PurposeA very limited number of studies have explored factors related to emergency medical services (EMS) workers leaving their jobs and the profession. This paper aims to investigate the correlates of intent to leave EMS jobs and the profession and compared two types of workers: emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics.Design/methodology/approachA national sample of 308 EMTs and 625 paramedics responded to a cross‐sectional survey. Independent variables were personal, job related, and work attitudes (job satisfaction). Outcomes were intent to leave job and profession. Analytic methods included factor analysis, t‐tests, correlation, and hierarchical regression.FindingsFactor analysis identified a five‐item intrinsic job satisfaction measure and a four‐item extrinsic job satisfaction measure across both samples. Contrary to what hypothesis one predicted, paramedics had lower extrinsic job satisfaction than EMTs. There was no difference between these two groups on intrinsic job satisfaction. Consistent with the second hypothesis, after controlling for personal and job‐related perceptions, extrinsic job satisfaction was negatively related to intent to leave job and profession for both EMTs and paramedics. However, intrinsic job satisfaction was negatively related only to intent to leave the profession for paramedics.Research limitations/implicationsFuture research efforts might utilize stronger measures and incorporate longitudinal methodologies to further explore the career intention of EMS workers and similar occupational groups.Originality/valueThis paper examines job satisfaction and job and career intentions in a rarely studied occupation that provides critical prehospital emergency care to the population.

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