Some Developmental Antecedents of Level of Aspiration, 1964-1965

This follow-up focused on the child-rearing antecedents of level of aspiration in later life. Of the 379 individuals who were five to six years old when their mothers were interviewed in 1951-1952, 83 (37 females and 46 males) participated in this follow-up.

At the time of this data collection, all participants were 18 years of age. All participants completed two personality scales, following which half performed a task designed to measure level of aspiration. The remaining participants completed a measure of sensitivity to emotional communication prior to engaging in the level of aspiration performance.