Abstract
Future plans and psychological differences between Traditional
and Nontraditional college women and men were compared in
order to determine if women could be considered a heterogeneous
group and whether both groups differed from men. The study
included undergraduates from the University of Pittsburgh (N =
1809), located in the northeastern region of the United States, and
utilized data collected from 1994, 1997, 2001, 2004, and 2010.
Traditional women, Nontraditional Women and men were
compared on several items including an Achievement Motivation
Scale (Spence & Helmreich, 1983), work values (MOW
International Research Team, 1987), and the Attitudes toward
Women Scale (Spence & Helmreich, 1972). On all of the
achievement related items, as hypothesized, Traditional women
had the lowest scores with Nontraditional women and men scoring
significantly higher. As hypothesized, both Traditional and
Nontraditional women rated having a job that will help others
higher than men did. Also as predicted, men had the least
egalitarian attitudes toward women followed by Traditional
women with the next highest scores and Nontraditional women
with the most egalitarian values. Researchers discuss implications
for the consideration of women as a heterogeneous group.
Alexandra Mosser, Irene Hanson Frieze. (2012) Future Work and Family Plans of Traditional Women, Nontraditional Women and Men, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 22, Issue 3 .
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