Adolescents' Social Mobility Orientations in Relation to F-Scale Behavior

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ID13670213
AuthorsWarren D Bachelis (The University of Texas, corresponding author), John Pierce-Jones (The University of Texas), John Pierce‐Jones (The University of Texas at Austin)
Year1964
Volume14
Issue1
Pages75-79
Publication date1964-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1964.14.1.75
OpenAlexW2123112537
LanguageEN
References cited10

The California F-scale (Forms 40 and 45), Gough's MMPI St scale, Gough's Home Index socio-economic sratus scale, and questions to elicit Ss' expressions of occupational choice and data about parents' occupations were administered to 201 twelfth grade pupils. Ss' social mobility orientations were determined (a) by differences between paternal occupational levels and levels of Ss' occupational choices and (b) by differences between Home Index and St T scores. Mean F-scale scores for groups classified as having upward and downward social mobility orientations, respectively, were compared by t test within sexes. The hypothesis that those showing the upward mobility orientation would obtain lower mean F-scale scores was confirmed for both sexes. It was proposed that the results might be interpreted in terms of the scapegoat theory of prejudice or, more simply, in terms of the concept of anticipatory socialization

Developmental psychology · Geography · Prejudice (legal term · Scale (ratio · Social mobility · Socialization · Sociology · Test (biology · Cultural Differences and Values · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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