The cumulative record of research on ?fear of success?

Tresemer, David

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“…It is also worth mentioning, because we replicated Spence's results, that she found males to be more negative toward a successful male than females were toward a successful female. Although this is quite different from what Homer (1969b) would have predicted, it is compatible with many studies based on Horner's measure (Tresemer, 1974(Tresemer, , 1976.…”

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“…Most subsequent studies have failed to support this specific definition, however. In a recent review of the burgeoning literature on fear of success, Tresemer (1976) concluded that the "hypothesis that there is a gender difference in FOS is not supported" (p. 217). Therefore, the more general definition of FOS, leaving out loss of femininity, appears to be the most appropriate starting point for anyone undertaking studies in this area.…”

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Objective measurement of fear of success and fear of failure: A factor analytic approach.

Sadd¹,

Lenauer²,

Shaver³

et al. 1978

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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Several objectively scored measures of fear of success and fear of failure have been designed in recent years, but there is little evidence that they measure two distinct, unidimensional constructs. The present study was undertaken primarily to answer two questions: Are fear of success and fear of failure operationally distinct? Do all fear of success measures tap a single unidimensional construct? Eight fear of success and fear of failure scales were administered to 415 male and female subjects, and the scores were intercorrelated. Results indicated that fear of success is not a unidimensional construct and that some of the measures of fear of success and fear of failure are highly related. Next, each scale was factor analyzed, and 37 new variables were created. These were in turn factor analyzed, and five highly stable orthogonal factors were obtained. One of these factors appears to be fear of success; another is clearly test anxiety (called fear of failure in the literature on achievement motivation). A third factor is concerned with sex-role-related attitudes toward success in medical school. A fourth seems to reflect neurotic insecurity, and the fifth has to do with the value of success. Indices of psychological well-being and psychosomatic illness related differently to each of the five factors. Implications and further questions are discussed briefly.Homer's research on fear of success (Horner, 1969a(Horner, , 1969b(Horner, , 1972(Horner, , 1974 has generated well over 100 research articles in the past few years. According to Homer (1969a), fear of success (hereafter FOS) is "the fear that success in competitive situations will lead to negative consequences" (p. 38). Taken by itself this definitional phrase is quite general. However, because Homer was primarily interested in a form of FOS that she thought was characteristic of females in American

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Objective measurement of fear of success and fear of failure: A factor analytic approach.

Sadd¹,

Lenauer²,

Shaver³

et al. 1978

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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“…Criticisms pertaining to reliability (Alper, 1974;Condry & Dyer, 1976;Morgan & Mausner, 1973;Tresemer, 1974;Zuckerman & Wheeler, 1975) and validity (Condry & Dyer, 1976;Feather & Simon, 1973;Morgan & Mausner, 1973;Tresemer, 1976;Zanna, 1973;Zuckerman & Wheeler, 1975) have also been leveled against the original Horner measure. However, as a result of the intuitive We would like to acknowledge Cheryl Tupper for her assistance in scoring the instruments and Michael M. Gelbort for his invaluable suggestions.…”

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Fear of success and fear of failure: A multitrait-multimethod validation study.

Gelbort

Winer²

1985

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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The convergent and discriminant validities of measures of fear of success and fear of failure were assessed by using a multitrait-multimethod experimental design. Five mixed-sex groups of 12 undergraduate students were administered the following instruments in the order determined by a one-step cyclic permutation of a standard Latin square: the empirically derived fantasy-based measure of fear of success by Homer, Tresemer, Berens, & Watson (1973), Pappo's (1972 Fear of Success Questionnaire, Zuckerman and Allison's (1976) Fear of Success Scale, the Debilitating Anxiety Scale section of the Alpert-Haber (1960) Achievement Anxiety Test, and Birney, Burdick, & Teeran's (1969) Hostile Press. Statistical relations between measures were examined by using a multitrait-multimethod matrix. The results suggest a lack of convergent validity among both the measures of fear of success and those of fear of failure as well as a lack of discriminant validity between the measures of the two personality constructs.

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“…One of the reasons frequently cited for the lowered achievements of females is that parents are more likely to treat boys than girls in ways conducive to the development of achievement motivation (Hoffman, 1972;Stein & Bailey, 1973). Instead of examining sex differences in achievement motivation, however, research aimed at studying sex differences has concentrated on such topics as sex differences in arousal of achievement motivation (Alper, 1974 ;Stein & Bailey, 1973) , fear of success (Coudry & Dyer, 1976;Tresemer, 1976) , and self-confidence (Lenney, 1977). Because sex differences in all of these achievement-related areas have been found , it seems advisable to consider sex of the child in addition to the other familial variables in determining achievement motivation.…”

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Relationships between father’s age, birth order, family size, and need achievement

Falbo

Richman

1979

Bull. Psychon. Soc.

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A study was conducted to test several hypotheses regarding the determinants of need achievement. In addition to predicting sex (M > F) differences, the study predicted that father's age would be inversely related to need achievement. In addition, the effects of family size and birth order on achievement motivation were compared. Subjects were 1,092 undergraduates (785 males , 307 females). Need achievement was measured by the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule. The results indicate that father's age , sex , and family size were significantly related to need achievement. Younger fathers, males, and smaller families were associated with higher need achievement.

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The cumulative record of research on ?fear of success?

Cited by 58 publications

References 25 publications

Objective measurement of fear of success and fear of failure: A factor analytic approach.

Objective measurement of fear of success and fear of failure: A factor analytic approach.

Fear of success and fear of failure: A multitrait-multimethod validation study.

Relationships between father’s age, birth order, family size, and need achievement

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