Motives in American men and women across the adult life span

The stability and change in four social motives (achievement, affiliation, fear of weakness, hope of power) over the adult life cycle were investigated in two surveys representative of the American population. One sample of 1,363 respondents was drawn in 1957; the other of 1,208 respondents, in 1976...

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Published in:Developmental psychology 1984-11, Vol.20 (6), p.1142-1158
Main Authors: Veroff, Joseph, Reuman, David, Feld, Sheila
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Achievement Motivation
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Biological and medical sciences
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Human
Interpersonal Control
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychosocial Development
Social Behavior
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