THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE HOSTILE PRESS MEASURE OF FEAR OF FAILURE TO SELF-IDEAL CONGRUENCE AND ADJUSTMENT.
Abstract
Male and female students in an introductory psychology course were given a projective measure of Hostile Press (HP), which differentiates the fear-of-failure from the hope-of-success individual, two measures of self-ideal congruence (Q sort and Self-Rating Inventory), and a measure of adjustment. A correlational analysis showed that in both males and females HP was negatively related to self-ideal congruence and adjustment. Males also showed a negative correlation between HP and 'achievementrelated' items on the self-rating inventory, though females did not. Results supported hypotheses concerning failureavoidant behavior and provided predictive validation of the HP system. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0608757
Entities
People
- Barry D. Smith
- Richard C. Teevan
Organizations
- Bucknell University