Ecology
and Sex as Determinants of Motivation and Personality
R. Bhattacharya & G. Bhardwaj |
The
aim of the present investigation was to study the influence of Ecology
and hex on n A.ch, Achievement anxiety, Dogmatism, and Intolerance
of ambiguity. 40 ss of each condition ie. Ecology (2) and Sex (2)
were administered Prayag Mehta's Achievement value Anxiety Inventory
and Q. Hassan's Dogmatism scale form D and Intolerance of ambiguity
scale. 2 X 2 factorial design, Duncan's new multiple range test and
Pearson product moment correlation were used to analyse the data.
The results indicate the significant difference of scores in terms
of ecology and sex, for all the variables measured. In general boys
have been found to be more achievement oriented and have high need
for achievement and are less dogmatic anal intolerant of ambiguity
than the girls irrespective of their environment. No consistent or
uniform relationship was observed between n Ach and Intolerance of
ambiguity.
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