Second wave women : self-efficacy and self-worth dimensions of professional women in their early middle years
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Patricia Ann Vedder (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Sarah M. Shoffner
Abstract: This study investigated factors which contribute to the global self-esteem of professional women assumed to be competent. Special interest was directed toward exploration of the extent to which these successful women had high self-efficacy yet low self-worth. Participants were mainly white middle class college-educated professional women between the ages of 32-46. Each of the 184 participants completed a questionnaire regarding dimensions of self-esteem and gender identity. The questionnaire on self-esteem included measures of global self-esteem, self-efficacy, and self-worth. Independent variables included gender identity status, traditional versus non-traditional fields of work, mother's encouragement of independence, and mother's employment. The effect of these factors was examined through a MANOVA, a series of ANOVAs, t-tests, and a regression analysis.
Second wave women : self-efficacy and self-worth dimensions of professional women in their early middle years
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1993
- Subjects
- Self-esteem in women
- Middle-aged women $x Attitudes
- Women college graduates $x Attitudes