Sex differences in 'fear of success' among British students.
Using a measure derived from Horner's studies of 'fear of success', the attitudes of three groups of British undergraduates towards success and failure were investigated. The results indicate ambivalence towards success and failure among both sexes, but neither the numerical analysis nor the kinds of responses indicated much of the overt sex-stereotype-based 'fear of success' found in the earlier American studies. Both sexes indicated some disillusionment with the 'success ethic'. Males showed somewhat greater anxiety about failure.
D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012737:Sex Factors; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior; D006113:United Kingdom