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Peer reviewedThorne, Yvonne Martinez – Roeper Review, 1995
This study investigated achievement motivation based on a survey of 63 Latina women (43 doctoral graduates and 20 completers of doctoral coursework) and interviews with 10 of the women. Results indicated varying strengths in intrinsic achievement motives of mastery, work, competitiveness, and personal unconcern; low levels of sex-role…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Attitudes, Doctoral Degrees, Fear of Success
