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Sex-related Differences in the Development of the Motive to Avoid Success, Sex Role Identity, and Performance in Competitive and Noncompetitive Conditions
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Romer, Nancy – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1977
This paper, presented at the American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C., April 1975, replicates Horner's (1968) study of the motive to avoid success (M-s) on fifty-through eleventh-grade males (N=169) and females (N=168). Sex and grade differences were found in the specific reasons given for avoiding success. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Performance Factors, Research Projects, Sex Differences
The Motive to Avoid Success: Exploring the Nature of the Fear
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Schnitzer, Phoebe Kazdin – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1977
This paper, presented at the American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C., April 1975, investigates the relationship of Horner's (1968) measure of fear of success to the perception of interpersonal relationships in five samples of male and female college students. Results are discussed in terms of sex similarities and differences.…
Descriptors: College Students, Fear, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship