Abstract
Summary Two equal groups of mature American women (total N = 80, aged 29 to 55 years), one composed of those returning to school and the other composed of those choosing to remain full-time homemakers, were compared on personality measures of sex role, self-esteem, and achievement motivation. Future life plans were also assessed. Although homemakers in comparison to the students described themselves as more feminine, they did not exhibit lower self-esteem or less achievement motivation, as had been predicted. The results suggest that mature women students may be more flexible in their sex role identities and less tied to a nurturant, interpersonally oriented role but that they are not necessarily more ambitious, confident, or achievement-oriented than homemakers.
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