The motive to avoid success (M-S) is a stable personality disposition acquired early in life in conjunction with sex role standards which acts as an inhibiting factor in achievement motivation. Horner (1968) postulates that many women experience anxiety in competitive situations and learn to fear success because of its incongruence with the…

This literature review presents the essentials of the theory of Values Clarification and its fundamental terms, and makes a critical analysis of the Values Clarification Theory of Valuation. (Author/JLL)

Male and female subjects evaluated a male after seeing a videotape of him with his girlfriend. The attractiveness and intelligence of the girlfriend was varied. A multivariate analysis of variance on 10 dependent measures showed the male to be evaluated more favorably when his partner was more attractive or more intelligent. Univariate analysis…

Using Rorschach inkblots, the author sought investigation and disclosure of early-life determinants of young children's creativity as influenced by home and school environmental experiences. Significant and empirically defined characterological features of children and adults in their lives and children's Rorschach and other examination findings,…

Sixteen minority group women, who attended college for four years in a career opportunity program, were measured by the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) before and after their college experience. Results indicated positive personality changes on all 18 CPI scales, with significant positive changes at the .05 level on five of these…

The generalizability of Holland's characterizations of adults within the occupational categories was investigated in a group of 402 Mexican-Americans. The personality characteristics of the male groups provide strong support for the generalizability of Holland's characterizations to Mexican-American males. (Author)

Suggests some parent scripts (one mind-set in the framework of a psychoanalytic theory known as transactional analysis or "TA") that contain "should" messages and seem to bear most directly on and counter to selected aspects of the "new" social studies. (Author/ND)

Studied the efficacy of induced affect as a pregroup training experience for coping with stress related to participation in an encounter group. Results indicated that group participants who did not receive the induced-affect pregroup training demonstrated significant increases on the Neuroticism scale of the Eysenck Personality Inventory. (Author)

Describes a curriculum and presents the research results of a primary prevention model designed and used to promote personal growth of high school students. Intervention served as an operational translation of cognitive-development theory. Used practicum-seminar format to practice active listening-empathic responding. (Author)

Research supported by National Institute of Mental Health Grant No. MH14780-04. Findings were presented at the American Personnel and Guidance Association Convention, April, 1968.

To test the relationship between school principals' level of ego development and their use of power bases, researchers surveyed principals and teachers in 70 schools in a southern urban area. Ego development levels were defined as either conformist or conscientious or a transitional conscientious-conformist level. Principals have seven power bases…