Validation of the Mehrabian Need for Achievement Scale With College of Education Students

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ID9615241
AuthorsLouis Cohen (0000-0002-6853-3992, University of Bradford), I Reid, I D Reid (0000-0002-9235-779X, University of Bradford), K BOOTHROYD (University of Huddersfield)
Year1973
Volume43
Issue3
Pages269-278
Publication date1973-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.2044-8279.1973.tb02267.x
PMID4759969
OpenAlexW1985926372
LanguageEN
Citations received5

S ummary . A sample of 520 student teachers (344 females and 176 males) in eight colleges of education, completed an anglicised version of the Mehrabian need for achievement scale, a questionnaire measure in parallel male and female forms, together with other personality and attitudinal schedules. In four separate validation studies the Mehrabian scale was found to differentiate between students in terms of their self‐images, their intellectual achievement responsibility, and their occupational aspirations. The Mehrabian scale is an objectively‐scorable, easily‐administered measure of n'ach against which performance criteria can be established. Its use in future studies of student motivation is recommended

Academic achievement · Developmental psychology · Need for achievement · Personality · Sample (material) · Scale (ratio) · Applied Psychology · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology · Teacher Professional Development and Motivation

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