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Samuel, William; McNall, Sidne J. – 1981
Self-evaluation is thought to play a major role in personality and motivation. Preliminary experience with success or failure, levels of aspiration, attributions for performance, and locus of control may all be interrelated factors in human motivation. After receiving success, failure, or no feedback on a concept formation task, subjects (N=90)…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Attribution Theory, Expectation, Experience
Marcia, James E.; Miller, Elizabeth C. – 1980
The relationship between psychosocial development and ego identity was explored among a group of 29 married women, 21-59 years old. After being interviewed, subjects were assigned to one of four categories of identity status, based on their statements regarding decision-making and commitment. There were significant differences between identity…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Females, Identification (Psychology)
Download full textWeiner, Bernard – 1985
The psychology of emotion has been studied primarily from an intrapsychic perspective. A social psychological perspective of emotion can supplement this intrapsychic approach by examining three areas: (1) controlling the emotions of others; (2) controlling the thoughts of others through emotional expression; and (3) emotional congruence, or the…
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Attribution Theory, Children
Falbo, Toni – 1980
Many psychological theories point to the importance of siblings in individual personality development. The impact of sibling status on interpersonal and achievement orientation was examined with undergraduates (N=1782) who completed a series of objective personality measures and a background questionnaire. Sibling status was defined in terms of…
Descriptors: Achievement, Birth Order, Competition, Egocentrism
Schneewind, Klaus A. – 1975
Family socialization patterns were examined from the viewpoint of the child and the parent in terms of parental socialization practices, attitudes, and goals. Questionnaires were developed and used to collect data on the parents of about 1,300 families and the children (7-13 years old) of approximately 400 families in West Germany. Results of…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Elementary Education, Family Environment, Intelligence
Ralph, Joan; And Others – 1987
Following a literature search of the theories of personal maturation and career development, a study was conducted to identify personality and demographic variables related to career development and career concerns. Specifically investigated was the relationship between two sets of variables with self-concept, locus of control, and age in one set…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adults, Career Change, Career Development
Hill, Nancy E. – 1993
A study examined age and sex differences in engagement style and locus of control and their influence on African-American parent-adolescent relationships. The study subjects were 71 students in 9th grade and 57 students in 11th grade from 4 high schools in a large midwestern city; 46 college freshmen attending a large midwestern university; and 46…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Black Students, Blacks
