Achievement themes in folk tales related to socialization practice

Motives in Fantasy, Action, and Society • Van Nostrand • Princeton • Published In • Pages: 479-492 •
By Child, Irvin L. , Storm, Thomas, Veroff, Joseph

Abstract

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Ethnographic Reports

Hypotheses (4)

HypothesisSupported
There is a positive relation between the need for achievement score from folktales and each of four aspects of socialization of achievement-oriented behavior: positive training; punishment for absence of achievement-oriented behavior; punishment for presence of achievement-oriented behavior; and conflict over achievement (484)Supported
"Punishment for each form of behavior (other than achievement) [tends] to be negatively associated with the [need for] Achievement score [on folktales]" (486)Supported
"[There is a] much higher positive correlation [between need for achievement as expressed in folktales and each aspect of achievement socialization] for the cultures with more rigid training, and perhaps even a negative correlation for the cultures with less rigid training" (486-487)Supported
Need for achievement as expressed in folktales is more positively related to achievement in cultures low in socialization pressures toward indulgence than in cultures high in indulgence. On the other hand, pride in economic skills and competition in acquisition of wealth are more positively related to need for achievement in cultures high in indulgence (489)Supported
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