Fear of Success and Women Employees
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9888654 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gary E Popp (School of Business Administration, St. Mary's University San Antonio, Texas 78284., corresponding author), William F Muhs (Montana State University) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 511-519 |
| Publication date | 1982-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001872678203500701 |
| OpenAlex | W2159638871 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
Fear of success in 214 male and female employees was tested utilizing an objective, self-report measure. Higher fear of success in females was not supported. However, significant differences were found in terms of age, ethnic background, pay levels, and years with the organization. Results indicate that the focus of future research should be on important workrelated variables which may provide more illumination than simplistic sex stereotyping in terms of "fear of success." Suggesting that women as a group suffer higher fear of success than men, given research evidence to date, is unwarranted. It seems likely and logical that success, a difficult term to define and one which is probably unique to each of us, is affected by a host of areas in our work environment, not just a fear of success. Past studies have identified many of the relevant variables, some of which were used in this study. Fear of success, while highly popular, is unable at its present stage of development to contribute much to the understanding of the complex process of motivation, achievement, and success
Affect (linguistics · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Fear of failure · Sociology · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychological Testing and Assessment · Psychology · Social Psychology
Cultural democracy, bicognitive development, and education
Fear of success in males and females
The achievement motive.
Comment on
Performance of females as a function of fear of success, fear of failure, type of opponent, and performance-contingent feedback1
Developmental and situational correlates of achievement behavior in college females
Behavioral and fantasied indicators of avoidance of success in men and women
An Objective Measure of the Motive to Avoid Success
Women managers and fear of success
Female motive to avoid success
Effects of fear of success on women's performance at masculine versus feminine tasks
Fear of Success
Toward An Understanding of Achievement‐Related Conflicts in Women
Intrapsychic versus cultural explanations of the "fear of success" motive
To dispel fantasies about the fantasy-based measure of fear of success
The avoidance of threatening material in imaginative behavior
Women and the Fear of Success
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 1989 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |