Three hundred male subjects (age range 25–40) completed both the Dutch version of the Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS) and a revised version of the Ways of Coping Checklist (WCC). Principal component analysis on the WCC yielded six factors with eigenvalues above 2.0: 1 'wishful thinking/escape'; 2 'acceptance'; 3 'problem‐focused/help‐seeking'; 4 'withholding'; 5 'self‐blame'; and 6 'growth'. Factor scores for each factor were averaged and compared between Type As and Type Bs. Type A scores were lower on 'acceptance', but higher on 'problem‐focused/help‐seeking' and 'self‐blame'. These results favour the conclusion that Type As, when confronted with stressful situations, are more prone to active, problem‐focused behaviour, do not acquiesce in the problems, and see themselves, rather than the environment, as the cause of