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Peer reviewedFarmer, Helen S. – Journal of Career Assessment, 1997
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)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Achievement, Females, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedTipping, Lenore M.; Farmer, Helen S. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1991
Extended construct validity of Farmer's (1984) Home-Career-Conflict Measure (H-C) by exploring its relationship with measure of perceived sex role expectations of significant others. Single female college students (n=97) completed the H-C and the Attitudes toward Sex Roles scale. Findings indicated that significantly higher home-career conflict…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Conflict, Construct Validity
Peer reviewedFarmer, Helen S.; Fyans, Leslie J., Jr. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1983
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…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Females, Higher Education, Occupational Aspiration
Peer reviewedFarmer, Helen S. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1980
High achievement motivation and career choice were related to perceived support from the school and community. Psychological variables had little effect. Findings support a social learning theory of achievement. (JAC)
Descriptors: Achievement, Career Development, Females, High School Students
Download full textFarmer, Helen S. – 1985
Home-career conflict may exist in varying degrees for both spouses in a dual-career couple. Home-career conflict exists when a dual-career wife values both homemaking and career and views some aspects of these two roles as incompatible. Home-career conflict results when a dual-career husband values his own career and that of his wife, but is…
Descriptors: Coping, Decision Making, Dual Career Family, Family Involvement
Farmer, Helen S. – 1977
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…
Descriptors: Achievement, Community Support, Fear of Success, Females
Peer reviewedFarmer, Helen S. – Sex Roles, 1984
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…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Career Development, College Students, Homemakers
Farmer, Helen S. – 1980
Currently, roles are changing for men and women and the combination of work and family roles is a challenge to many young people. High school students' life plans and the relationship of some antecedent factors to homemaking and career commitment were explored. Subjects (N=854), 9th and 12th grade students, completed questionnaires containing…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Career Choice, Career Planning
