Adolescents' Perceptions of the Causes and Consequences of Success in Sex-Linked Occupations.

Autor:	Mokros, Janice R., Taylor, Rebecca M., O'Neill, Michaela K.
Předmět:	JUNIOR high school students OCCUPATIONAL achievement GENDER differences (Psychology) SOCIAL influence FEAR of success AGE groups SOCIALIZATION
Zdroj:	Sex Roles; Aug77, Vol. 3 Issue 4, p353-364, 12p
Abstrakt:	Junior and senior high school students rated the extent to which occupational success is attributable to internal versus external factors and the extent to which it results in negative versus positive outcomes; 144 seventh through twelfth graders responded to one of six success cues in which either a male or female character was depicted achieving success as a doctor, nurse, or department head. Junior high girls assigned a more positive valence to success than junior high boys (p <.001), with no sex differences among the senior high subjects. Girls of both age groups were more likely to rate success as difficult to achieve (p < .01) and requiring more effort (p <.05), while boys were more likely to indicate that success was a function of luck (p <.01). Socialization influences which may have mediated the age and sex differences are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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