Black militancy, affective attachment, and the fear of success in black college women

Examined the fear of success in 252 black college women at 4 campuses. The proportion of fear of success found in TAT imagery of black women was consistently lower than has been found in studies of such imagery of white women. However, Ss endorsing the more militant black attitudes expressed more of...

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Published in:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 1974-04, Vol.42 (2), p.263-266
Main Authors: Puryear, Gwendolyn R, Mednick, Martha S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement Motivation
Black People
Female
Human
Human Females
Militancy
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Summary:Examined the fear of success in 252 black college women at 4 campuses. The proportion of fear of success found in TAT imagery of black women was consistently lower than has been found in studies of such imagery of white women. However, Ss endorsing the more militant black attitudes expressed more of this avoidance motive than Ss who endorsed less militant attitudes. Black militancy and fear of success were most closely associated for those Ss who did not report a permanent attachment to a man. This finding is interpreted as reflecting motivational dynamics similar to those of white women. (15 ref)
ISSN:0022-006X
1939-2117
DOI:10.1037/h0036126