An Experimental Study of Maslow's Deprivation-Domination Proposition

Students wrote essays designed to enhance recall of past attainment or past deprivation of belongingness-level needs. Essays affected subsequent goal-attainment ratings of esteem-level rather than belongingness-level goals and tended to affect rated intentions to pursue goals at all levels of Maslow...

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Published in:Perceptual and motor skills 1999-06, Vol.88 (3_suppl), p.1356-1358
Main Authors: Wicker, Frank W., Wiehe, James A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Motivation
Objectives
Self image
Theory
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Summary:Students wrote essays designed to enhance recall of past attainment or past deprivation of belongingness-level needs. Essays affected subsequent goal-attainment ratings of esteem-level rather than belongingness-level goals and tended to affect rated intentions to pursue goals at all levels of Maslow's hierarchy. These data appear to support a somewhat modified version of Maslow's motivation theory.
ISSN:0031-5125
1558-688X
DOI:10.2466/pms.1999.88.3c.1356