Achievement strivings, scholastic aptitude, and academic performance: A follow-up to "Impatience versus achievement strivings in the Type A pattern."

Abstract

A recent study of college students demonstrated that the Jenkins Activity Survey measure of the Type A pattern consisted of two relatively independent factors labeled Achievement Strivings (AS) and Impatience-Irritability (II). Scores on the AS scale but not the II scale were significantly correlated with cumulative grade point average (GPA) on the basis of 2 or more semesters of work. Follow-up data on the academic performance of these students are reported here. Correlations between AS scores and updated GPAs that were based on at least 4 semesters of work were comparable in value with those reported by Spence et al. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, obtained from students' records, were also significantly related to GPA. However, SAT and AS scores were nonsignificantly correlated and combined additively to account for a substantial portion of the variability in GPAs. The fi 2 s in four independent samples ranged from .22 to .36.

Type A Behavior, Work Outcomes and Psychological Well-Being: Achievement Striving Versus Impatience

“…In a study of university students, they found that AS and II were relatively independent, that AS was associated with academic grade point average but not physical complaints, while II was associated with physical complaints but not grade point average. These findings suggest that considering the two components separately has merit Spence, Pred & Helmreich, 1989).…”

How individual needs influence motivation effects: a neuroscientific study on McClelland’s need theory

“…For instance, individuals who strongly value money also score more highly with regard to competitiveness and self-confidence (Kirkcaldy and Furnham 1993;Wong and Carducci 1991), just like individuals with a high need for achievement (Houston et al 2002;McClelland and Steele 1973). Moreover, persons who highly value money are more conscientious and show more Type A behaviour (Boyce and Wood 2011;Tang 1995) and are therefore similar to those with a high need for achievement (Kern and Friedman 2008;Spence et al 1989). In conclusion, a direct need for the achievement-money link and several parallels between individuals who score highly on the achievement need and the appraisal of money suggests that the achievement need very closely matches the reward high income.…”

“…In fact, individuals with a high power need invest in status enhancement despite severe costs because of how highly they value prestige (Winter 1973), and thus behave in a very (Kirkcaldy and Furnham 1993) Show a high need for achievement (Tang 1995) Are more competitive (Houston et al 2002) Are more competitive (Kirkcaldy and Furnham 1993) Are more self-confident (McClelland and Steele 1973) Are more self-confident (Wong and Carducci 1991) Report more Type A behavior (Spence et al 1989) Report more Type A behavior (Tang 1995) Are more conscientious (Kern and Friedman 2008) Are more conscientious (Boyce and Wood 2011) Individuals with a high need for affiliation … Individuals experiencing respectful leadership … Report more support from their leader (Wiesenfeld et al 2001) Report more support from their leader (Boezeman and Ellemers 2007) Feel stronger emotionally attached (Lewis 2000) Feel stronger emotionally attached (Kellett et al 2002) Show more trust/warmth and are more extraverted (Engeser and Langens 2010) Experience more trust and are more extraverted (Braun et al 2013;Felfe and Schyns 2006) Report higher identification with their organization (Wiesenfeld et al 2001) Report higher identification with their organization …”

Prosocial organizational behaviors: The roles of workplace justice, achievement striving, and pay satisfaction

“…Achievement striving, the extent to which people work hard, is acfive, and take their work seriously, has been found to relate positively to job and classroom performance (Bluen et al, 1990;Lee, 1992;Lee et al, 1993;Spence et al, 1987Spence et al, , 1989. Achievement striving is the desire to achieve results and is similar to a related construct, need for achievement.…”