Abstract

Questionnaires that assessed self-esteem, life goals, and selected personal characteristics were completed by 118 women enrolled at a selective liberal arts college. The women were remarkably nontraditional in terms of their educational goals and career goals, and relatively traditional in terms of plans for marriage and motherhood. Using stepwise multiple regression analyses to determine the traits that predict nontraditional goals, the data indicate that age, grade, religious upbringing and affiliation, college major, enrollment in Women's Studies courses, and mothers' educational attainment are all significant predictors. Fathers' educational attainment, parents' occupations, and women's birth order and self-esteem are not related to the goals assessed.

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