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ERIC Number: EJ426122
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0277-6774
Fear of Career Development Success among Women: Implications for Community College Educators.
Rountree, Jeanie; Frusher, Susan
Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, v15 n2 p203-09 Apr-Jun 1991
Categorizes and discusses the factors associated with fear of success in women in terms of familial socialization, psychological influences, and cultural norms. Indicates that any one or combination of these factors can precipitate fear of success manifested in defeatist behaviors, which in turn undermine career development. (DMM)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Community Colleges, Cultural Influences, Family Influence, Fear of Success, Females, Psychological Patterns, Social Values, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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