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AN EXAMINATION OF LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL IN JUNIOR AND SENIOR COLLEGE WOMEN
Abstract
The Purpose. The purpose of this study was to define leadership potential in college women. The research questions investigated were: (1) How is leadership potential defined in college women? (2) What relationship does grade point average and academic major have to a student's leadership index? (3) Will the amount of involvement on and off campus have a relationship to the student's leadership index? (4) What personality factors play a major role in determining leadership potential? (5) Are there any significant differences between the leadership potential of first generation college students as compared to other students? The Procedures. Data were collected on a sample of 121 junior and senior college women. The survey instrument was comprised of the California Psychological Inventory, including the Leadership Index; and the Involvement, Activities, and Education Survey. The California Psychological Inventory is a normal personality measure which included an index to measure leadership potential. The Involvement, Activities, and Education Survey, designed by the researcher, provided socioeconomic information, as well as data on the level of involvement to the student, and their attitude about various aspects of their college experience. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for computerized statistical analysis. The Findings. The results of the regression equation found that involvement, as measured by the three involvement variables, has a significant relationship in the prediction of the leadership index. No significant relationship existed between the leadership index and the variables, grade point average, and parent's education. A small relationship was found between grade point average and the leadership index. No significant relationship was found between the leadership index and the academic major of the student. There are personality measures from the California Psychological Inventory that have a significant correlation with the leadership index. Second generation college students have a higher mean leadership index than do first generation college students. This can be seen when examining the student's mother and father separately and together.
Subject Area
Higher education
Recommended Citation
TRINKLEIN, ANDREA JAN, "AN EXAMINATION OF LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL IN JUNIOR AND SENIOR COLLEGE WOMEN" (1987). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI8717265.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI8717265