Type A Behavior and Aspirations: A Study of Parents' and Children's Goal Setting.

Kliewer, Wendy; Weidner, Gerdi

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Publication Date: 1987

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Type A Behavior and Aspirations: A Study of Parents' and Children's Goal Setting.

Kliewer, Wendy; Weidner, Gerdi

Developmental Psychology, v23 n2 p204-09 Mar 1987

A study investigated early aspects of Type A behavior by assessing children's goal setting and parents' aspirations for their children. Teachers of 73 fourth through sixth grade children rated them for Type A behavior. A replication study of parental aspiration findings was conducted. Results show fathers may strongly influence development of Type A behavior in sons. (Author/BN)

Descriptors: Achievement Need, Behavior Rating Scales, Goal Orientation, Intermediate Grades, Parent Aspiration, Parent Influence, Parent Role, Preadolescents, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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