Michigan follow-up of Horner's 1965 study : sex differences in college students in achievement motivation and performance. 1974.

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Hoffman, Lois Norma Wladis, 1929-. Michigan follow-up of Horner's 1965 study : sex differences in college students in achievement motivation and performance.

Michigan follow-up of Horner's 1965 study : sex differences in college students in achievement motivation and performance. 1974.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26630303

This study was a follow-up of the participants in the original study of fear of success conducted by Matina Horner in 1965 with 89 women and 88 men, most of whom were freshmen when tested by Horner. Specifically, Hoffman examined whether fear of success and need for achievement scores changed over time in this sample, and also the degree to which the original 1965 fear of success scores predicted subsequent behavior--such as marriage, motherhood, career, and pursuit of further education. The original men and women who participated in the 1965 Horner study were recontacted by letter and asked to participate in the follow-up study. Questionnaires were then mailed to all 177 participants; a total of 72 men and 86 women returned questionnaires. The research instruments consisted of six projective story cues and a lengthy questionnaire. The questionnaire contained both open-ended and precoded questions about life events since 1965, including demographic information, education and work histories, family background, and family status. Participants also answered questions about their attitudes toward work, marriage, childbearing, sex roles, and the external events which they felt had affected their attitudes. Computer-accessible and raw data are available. These participants were followed up by a Murray Center researcher, Deane Foltz, and follow-up data are available separately (see Foltz, A615).

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Harvard University, Murray Research Center