Relationship between intrinsic needs and women's persistence at work

Abstract

Attempted to predict Israeli females' persistence at work on the basis of the needs determining their occupational choice. Ss included 288 dentists, 31 registered nurses, 20 policewomen, 30 social workers, and 35 youth counselors. Ss rated a list of needs according to the effect they had on Ss' occupational choice. Persistence was measured by the length of time S worked during the critical period for her occupation (e.g., between ages 35-50 yr. for nurses). All correlations between job persistence and intrinsic needs were positive. Correlations between extrinsic needs and job persistence were either positive or negative. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)