THE INFLUENCE OF PERSONAL AND FAMILY FACTORS ON ACHIEVEMENT NEEDS ANDCONCERNS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND EURO-AMERICAN COLLEGE-WOMEN

The relation of personal and family factors to three types of achievem ent was examined A sample of 172 African-American and 105 Euro-America n women completed four instruments assessing gender role attitudes, da ydream achievement, daydream affiliation, n Ach and n Aff, and a demog raphic profile. Multivariate and univariate analyses of variance showe d that African-American more than Euro-American women described themse lves as masculine and androgynous and reported more traditional achiev ement-related daydream activity. Racial differences were also observed for family factors' contributions to gender role attitudes. However, personal variables contributed to gender role attitudes for both group s. Gender role attitudes were also differentially associated with n Ac h, daydream achievement, and daydream affiliation. The results are int erpreted as support for the continued need to consider structural and cultural influences when investigating women and achievement.