Fear of Failure in the Student Experience.

Beery, Richard G.

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ERIC Number: EJ129081

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Publication Date: 1975

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Fear of Failure in the Student Experience

Beery, Richard G.

Personnel and Guidance Journal, 54, 4, 191-203, Dec 75

This article discusses fear of failure, its symptoms, causes, student expectations for themselves, and implications for counseling. Various examples of students suffering from fear of failure are presented and discussed. (EJT)

Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Achievement Need, Failure, Goal Orientation, Psychological Patterns, Security (Psychology), Self Concept, Self Evaluation, State of the Art Reviews, Student Characteristics

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