Fear of Success and Sex-Role: There are Reliable Relationships

Abstract

The relationship between fear of success and sex-role was investigated in college males and females. While no sex differences were found, 44 men and 83 women classified as masculine sex-typed had lower fear of success scores than subjects (35 and 8) classified as feminine sex-typed or undifferentiated. Significant negative correlations for men and women (—.34 and —.40) were found between scores on the Bem masculine subscale and on fear of success. No relationship was found with the Bem feminine sub-scale. These results replicated previous studies and indicate the relationship between fear of success and sex-role is reliable.