THE CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT OF FEAR OF FAILURE MOTIVATION,

Abstract

Mothers of high and low fear of failure (FF) Ss completed a modified Winterbottom questionnaire. The results indicated that: (1) mothers of high FF Ss expected independence and achievement behaviors earlier than mothers of low FF Ss; (2) mothers of high FF Ss were neutral following satisfactory behavior and mothers of low FF Ss rewarding; (3) Ss whose mothers were neutral following satisfactory behavior and punishing following unsatisfactory behavior had higher FF motivation than Ss whose mothers were rewarding and neutral respectively. It was concluded that only (2) and (3) contribute to the differential development of FF and HS (hope of success) achievement motivation. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0612952

Entities

People

  • Paul E. Mcghee
  • Richard C. Teevan

Organizations

  • Bucknell University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Motivation
  • Questionnaires

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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