Personal, environmental, and motivational measures to predict career motivation and achievement were completed by 91 undergraduates. Gender was not a significant predictor of career commitment. Gender and mother's education predicted mastery motivation. Family salience, attributing math failure to effort, cooperative achievement style, and…

To test a model of the effect of sex-role socialization on women's career motivation, data were collected in 1980 from 9th and 12th graders (n=1,863) with follow-ups in 1990 and 1991-93. Predictors of persistence in science careers, career salience, mastery motivation, and career aspiration were identified. (SK)

Examined environmental and psychological predictors of career and achievement motivation in 162 married female reentry college students. Findings suggested that feminine sex-typed women may be highly achieving given adequate support, while androgynous women may succeed in a different environment. Fear of success was highest in highly motivated…

Describes sex differences and similarities in high school students' life plans. Findings indicated that high school girls aspire to higher level careers compared to boys, and males expect to share parenting and career role responsibilities equally with spouses. (Author/PAS)

Using a longitudinal study, identified factors related to persistence and non-persistence in science, math, and technology careers for students--especially women. Women's persistence correlated with the number of elective high school science courses taken; women with higher career commitment were more likely to have switched aspirations to another…

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between Home-Career (H-C) conflict, Fear of success (FOS), achievement (n Ach) and Career motivation (CM) for women of differing sex role orientations. In addition, measures of self-esteem, risk-taking, perceived community support and early socialization were obtained. A positive…

Discusses the development of a measure for enabling counselors and educators to identify and help women experiencing inhibiting or depressing levels of conflict. Describes a study using discriminant analysis to compare the relative importance of activity, affect, and event variables for women majoring in traditional careers and those majoring in…

This book presents a variety of perspectives on career development for women that grew from an extensive study of high school students in 1980 with follow-ups in 1990 and 1993. "Theoretical Overview: The Longitudinal Study" (Helen S. Farmer) outlines the social learning theoretical framework underlying the study and describes study procedures,…