Effects of a marathon group on self-actualization and attitudes toward women
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Vol. 32 (1) , 154-157
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-4679(197601)32:1<154::aid-jclp2270320139>3.0.co;2-m
Abstract
This study investigated the impact of a 16-hour marathon session on levels of self-actualization and attitudes toward women both 1 day and 5 weeks after the group experience. Female undergraduates were assigned randomly to one of two marathon groups or to a no-treatment control group. Ss in both marathon groups experienced a significant shift toward increased independence or self-supportedness on both posttests. However, a differential group effect was found from separate comparisons of each marathon group with the control group reflected significantly shifts in attitudes toward women; Ss in one marathon group reflected significantly greater agreement with profeminist attitudes on the first posttest and experienced an even greater shift in that direction on the second posttest, while Ss in the other marathon group did not differ significantly from the control Ss on either posttest.Keywords
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