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Download full textSmith, Robert L.; Karaman, Mehmet A. – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2019
This study investigated the factorial validity of the Contextual Achievement Motivation Scale, assessing achievement motivation in multiple settings with a sample of 493 undergraduate and graduate students. Exploratory factor analysis identified a four-factor model: School (6 items), Employment/Work (6 items), Family (5 items), Community (4…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Measures (Individuals), Test Construction, Test Validity
Peer reviewedVestewig, Richard E.; Paradise, Carol A. – Journal of Personality Assessment, 1977
Achievement motivation was successfully measured among male and female college students by having the students rate eight Thematic Apperception Test cards for similarity and scaling the results in two dimensions: number of persons and degree of strong affect. The Rorschach Inkblot Test was not effective in determining need for achievement. (CTM)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques, Motivation
Mehrabian, Albert – Educ Psychol Meas, 1970
Scales are developed to replace the difficult to administer and score Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) affiliation scales. Functional relationships between such variables as affiliative behavior, conformity behavior, and dependency and affiliative tendency and sensitivity to rejection are educed. (DG)
Descriptors: Affiliation Need, Factor Analysis, Measurement Techniques, Personality Assessment
