Keywords

Fear, Sex role, Success, Women executives, Fear of failure, Need for achievement (nAch), Managerial aptitude assessment, Approach-avoidance motivation, Achievement motivation scales

Abstract

Early psychological research on achievement motivation has focused on the effects of fear of failure and the wish to succeed as component parts of need for achievement (nAch). Achievement motivation is defined as a need to achieve for its own sake rather than for the benefits of such achievement (Kimble & Garmezy, 1968, p. 691). It is considered to be a fairly stable personality characteristic, not particularly goal specific (Berkowitz, 1972, p. 115), involving two specific aspects--wish (or hope) to succeed and fear of failure. The first is seen as an approach motive which focuses on anticipation of reward. The second, fear of failure, is seen as an avoidance motive involving anticipation of punishment (McClelland, Clark, Roby, & Atkinson, 1958).

Graduation Date

Fall 1979

Degree

Master of Science (M.S.)

College

College of Social Sciences

Degree Program

Industrial Psychology

Format

PDF

Pages

37 pages

Language

English

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None

Access Status

Masters Thesis (Open Access)

Identifier

DP0003519

Subjects

Fear; Sex role; Success; Women executives; Fear of success; Achievement motivation--Research; Motivation (Psychology)--Measurement; Personality and motivation; Success--Psychological aspects

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Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

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