111 to 120 of 143 Results
Apr 21, 2010 - Original Murray Collection
McClelland, David C., 2021, "Children's Readers: A Cross-Cultural Selection, 1961", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CSAZRG, Harvard Dataverse, V1
Children's readers from across the world were collected in the early 1960s when the researcher was working on a larger study, resulting in the book The Achieving Society, an investigation of the relationship between need for achievement and entrepreneurial behavior among businessmen of several cultures. The readers were included to examine how the... |
David C. Howell; Hans R. Huessy, 1988, "Prospective Study of 500 Second Graders, 1965-1979", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/TMTUJE, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:3:FPxbOrC65JGCT/P7veDDCA== [fileUNF]
This longitudinal study examined the stability, prevalence and predictive power of hyperkinetic types of behaviors, as well as the long-term outcomes of hyperkinetic children as compared to non-hyperkinetic children regarding academic achievement, employment, and social-interpersonal development. The sample consisted of 500 children enrolled in the... |
Apr 21, 2010 - Original Murray Collection
Horner, Matina Souretis, 1965, "Sex differences in college students in achievement motivation and performance in competitive and non-competitive situations, 1965", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/UKEZ3M, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:3:b5CNRxIDu696GspIy5cd2Q== [fileUNF]
This study was conducted to determine if the motive to avoid success was one factor contributing to the unresolved sex differences found in previous research on achievement motivation. The sample consisted of 89 women and 88 men who were students in an introductory psychology course (largely first year) at University of Michigan in the winter of 19... |
Apr 21, 2010 - Original Murray Collection
Heatherton, Todd F., 2024, "Follow-up and Replication of Prevalence of Bulimia Among College Students, 1991-1992", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/GFDADU, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:3:QFBYk++Gh5CXxUtWGGrZYQ== [fileUNF]
These data were collected as a follow-up and replication of Colby, Ware, and Zuckerman's "Prevalence of Bulimia Among College Students" (Log #00871) study which surveyed a random sample of college students from Harvard University in 1982. The purpose of the replication was to examine changes in the prevalence of dieting behavior and eating disorder... |
Eccles, Jacquelynne S., 1996, "Study of Life Transitions (MSALT), 1983 - 1985", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/VF4PIP, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:5:uqEMSggetFkPTqJbrt0APg== [fileUNF]
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of changes in classroom and family environments on adolescents' achievement-related beliefs, motives, values, and behaviors. A sample of sixth graders, their teachers, and their parents were drawn from 12 public school districts located in middle-income communities in southeastern Michigan; it... |
Mar 24, 2009 - Original Murray Collection
McFadden, Susan H.; Peterson, James A., 1996, "USC Autobiographies, 1952-1970", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/SFTDBW, Harvard Dataverse, V1
These autobiographies were collected as a class assignment for several undergraduate classes at the University of Southern California from 1952-1970. The purpose of the assignment was to ask the students to reflect on marriage in the context of their life histories. Students were asked to write detailed autobiographies based on an outline which cov... |
Mar 18, 2009 - Original Murray Collection
Angrist, Shirley S.; Almquist, Elizabeth M., 1988, "Role Outlook Study, 1964-1975", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/UE2PEH, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:3:msMZVN7+4BX9pWVTXToZ2Q== [fileUNF]
The purpose of this study was to follow the career plans and development of female college students. The study focused on students' yearly impressions of college, the development of their aspirations for after college, and influences that encouraged or inhibited career plans. Data were collected in a four-wave panel study from 1964-1968. The origin... |
Earls, Felton J.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Raudenbush, Stephen W.; Sampson, Robert J., 2000, "Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods: Community Survey, 1994 - 1995", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XFZOHL, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:3:Bt4Nv7NTmrWymGUj6Ri+tw== [fileUNF]
The purpose of the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods was to understand how families, schools, and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent development. This included an extensive undertaking on understanding the causes and the pathways of juvenile delinquency, adult crime, substance abuse, and violence. The Project had a focus... |
Earls, Felton J., 2002, "Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods: Longitudinal Cohort Study, 1994-2001", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/SFRVFS, Harvard Dataverse, V1
The purpose of the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) was to examine how families, schools, and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent development. This included understanding the causes and the pathways of juvenile delinquency, adult crime, substance abuse, and violence. The Project had a focus on studying problematic... |
Aug 26, 2008 - Original Murray Collection
Rumbaut, Rubén G., 2003, "Study of Southeast Asian Refugee Youth, 1986 - 1987", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/C9NSLE, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:3:ZdM7x+sGAJUNKuOPAuvojA== [fileUNF]
The Southeast Asian Refugee Youth Study (SARYS) is a local community study of the adaptation of refugee youth from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. It is a follow-up study of the educational achievements of the children of the Southeast Asian refugee parents surveyed in the Indochinese Health and Adaptation Research Project (IHARP), 1982-1984 data. The... |
