ISSN NO : 2277-3665
Article Details ::
Article Name :
A STUDY OF ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AMONG BIRTH ORDERS
Author Name :
VIVEK MAHESHWARI AND VIKAS KUMAR SHARMA
Publisher :
Ashok Yakkaldevi
Article Series No. :
ISRJ-81
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Abstract :
The present research paper deals with the achievement motivation and birth orders of school going children. For obtaining the achievement motivation scores, a sample of 90 students was taken and divided into three equal parts i.e., first, second & third birth order. The achievement motivation scores were determined with the help of Rao Achievement Motivation Test. The results reveal that there was no significant difference on achievement motivation between first born & second born children. There was significant difference on achievement motivation between first born & third born children i.e., the achievement motivation of third born children is higher than first born children, whereas there was no significant difference on achievement motivation between second born & third born children.
Keywords :
  • achievement motivation
  • psychology
  • theoretical discussion
  • social environments