Results suggest that important components in career level aspiration are related to the total personality styles of both parents and adolescents and further, that achievement motivation is more a function of the models children are exposed to than the training they receive. (Author/BJG)

Maturity in conative development (type of motivation included in Maslow's needs hierarchy) was found to be predictive of helping behavior in middle class white male college students. The effects of safety and esteem needs were compared, and the acceptance of responsibility was also investigated. (GDC)