Power motivation and value orientations among graduates

Abstract

The study is an attempt to investigate gender differences on need for power and values and also examines the relationship between need for power and values. Five hundred college going students (250 males and 250 females) comprised the sample of this study. The Thematic Apperception Test and Study Of Values were used to assess need for power and values among students. The comparison of means reveals significant gender differences on need for power, male students have significantly scored higher on need for power than females. The pattern of values also differs significantly for male and female students, male students emphasize more on theoretical and political values whereas female students give more priority to social and religious values. The correlational analysis reveals insignificant relationship between need for power and values for male students, however significant positive relationship between need for power and economic values and negative relationship with political values has been obtained for female students, which implies that women high in need for power are more practical in nature and less interested in political power.