The purpose of this study was the determination of differences in perceived competence between the sexes and between those choosing traditional occupations as opposed to non-traditional occupations. A second purpose was to determine if there were differences in self-esteem perceptions between the aforementioned groups. A third purpose was to determine the relationship between the two variables, competence perceptions and self-esteem perceptions. / The Occupational Attitudes Survey instrument was developed by the investigator to measure competence perceptions. Edwards' (1957) method of successive intervals was used to develop the instrument. Self-esteem perceptions were measured by the Tennessee Self Concept Scale. Both instruments were given to 818 senior students in Americanism versus Communism classes in a Florida county. A two-factor (sex, occupational group) ANOVA statistical design was used to test for differences between the various groups. / Results indicated no significant effect of either sex or occupational grouping on competence perceptions or self-esteem perceptions. However, there was a significant interaction effect of sex and occupational grouping for both variables. Males aspiring to non-traditional or female-intensive occupations scored significantly lower on both variables than other occupational groups: traditional females, integrated females, non-traditional females, traditional males and integrated males. Females aspiring to male-intensive occupations scored highest on both surveys, although their scores were not significantly higher. / Findings indicate that males who aspire to female-intensive occupations may perceive themselves to be lower in competence and in self-esteem than do comparable groups. However, results must be assessed with caution since variances were not homogeneous, and many response forms were discarded due to student error. / A Pearson product moment correlation was computed to determine the degree of association between competence perceptions and self-worth perceptions. A low association, 0.24, was observed. It was thus determined that, in this study, competence perceptions and self-esteem perceptions had little common variance, 6 percent. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-04, Section: A, page: 1125. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74808 |
| Contributors | DIXON, BETTY LEONTENE BARLOW., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 189 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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