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Hammersla, Joy Fisher; Frease-McMahan, Lynne – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1990
A specially designed Life Goals Scale was administered to 303 university students (200 women and 103 men) to assess the relative importance of life goals and relationships. Results indicate that university students place a high value on heterosexual relationships and are willing to sacrifice most other goals for the relationships. (AF)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Affiliation Need, College Students, Dating (Social)
Howard, Ann – 1976
The primary purpose of the present research was to explore the relationship of ability and intrinsic motivation in the prediction of job performance. Intrinsic motivation was traced to two primary determinants. One, an organizational factor, is the extent to which an employee's job is "enriched," or incorporates challenging elements such as…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement Need, Aptitude Tests, Clerical Workers