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Motive to Avoid Success and Fear of Appearing Incompetent: An Assessment of Sex Differences

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Title: Motive to Avoid Success and Fear of Appearing Incompetent: An Assessment of Sex Differences

Authors: Sunindar Tung

Journal: Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research

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Publisher: Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

Country: Pakistan

Year: 1996

Volume: 11

Issue: 3

Language: English

Categories
Gender Differences (47) Social Psychology (968) Performance Anxiety (3) Psychology (26534) Achievement Motivation (9)

Abstract

230 male and 230 female adolescents were tested on two instruments Motive to Avoid Success (Horner, Tresemer, Berens, & Watsan, I973), and a Fear of Appearing Incompetent (Good & Good, I973a). Sex differences were investigated which showed that females were significantly higher on motive to avoid success and fear of appearing incompetent than males. A significant positive correlation was revealed between Motive to Avoid Success and Fear of Appearing Incompetent in females.

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