The
Achievement Motive in Leaders and Non Leaders: A Role Analysis
R.R. Tripathi & A. Agrawal |
The
relationship between need for achievement (n-Ach) and the enactment
of social roles was investigated under two experimental conditions
namely (1) neutral and (2) success failure (S-F). Subjects were 32
male students. 16 representatives to the University students union,
constituted, the experimental group (leader,) and 16 non-leader students
of under-Graduate and post-Graduate classes, the control group. The
n-Ach and level of anxiety were assessed by using 4 TAT Cards and
Sinha Anxiety Scale, respectively. Results indicate that Leaders
have significantly higher n-Ach than non-leaders in both the experimental
conditions. The leaders display a negative relationship between n-Ach
and anxiety in both neutral and S-F conditions, whereas non-leaders
display positive relationship in the critical S-F condition and become
significantly more anxious than leaders in this condition. It is
suggested that learning and assumption of some achieved roles, such
as the leader's role is facilitated by strong n-Ach.
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