The Personal and Social Adjustment of the Never-Married Woman
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2586622 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luther G Baker (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 473 |
| Publication date | 1968-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Marriage and the Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2445 • E-ISSN: 1741-3737 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/349919 |
| OpenAlex | W2313844843 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Employing chiefly the California Test of Personality, this study compared the personal and social adjustment of 38 never-married women and 38 married mothers. Certain contemporary stereotypes picturing the never-married woman as deficient in personal and social adjustment and insisting that marriage and motherhood are essential to feminine fulfillment were not supported. The two groups in this study exhibited a comparable adjustment pattern, both scoring above the average on norms provided for the CTP. It is concluded that, through creative contribution to society, a never-married woman may achieve a satisfactory adjustment to life and that, though denied a husband and children, she may nonetheless experience adequate personality fulfillment
Developmental psychology · Personality · Test (biology · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1974 - 1980 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |