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J Youth Adolesc. 1985 Feb;14(1):37-46. doi: 10.1007/BF02088645.
The Fear of Success Consequence Scale (FOSC) was used to assess adolescents' fears of potential social consequences of academic success in three dimensions, i.e., negative social reaction, positive peer reaction, and increased pressure and responsibility for continuous success. Subjects were 360 students in early adolescence (grades 7-9) and mid-adolescence (grades 10-12) in three urban British Columbia areas. Two hypotheses were supported: (1) that fear of academic success is higher among early adolescents than among mid-adolescents; (2) that girls generally have higher fear of academic success than do boys. Significant sex differences were found among early adolescents but not among mid-adolescents. While general sex differences were consistent with Horner's prediction, the findings of lower fear of success consequences among older adolescents than among younger ones, and the absence of significant sex difference among mid-adolescents, were contrary to Horner's prediction. Possible explanations for these findings are considered. Suggestions for further research are mentioned.
《成功恐惧后果量表》（FOSC）用于评估青少年对学术成功可能带来的潜在社会后果的恐惧，包括负向的社会反应、正向的同伴反应，以及持续成功带来的更多压力和责任。研究对象是不列颠哥伦比亚省三个城区的 360 名处于早期青少年（7-9 年级）和中期青少年（10-12 年级）阶段的学生。有两个假设得到了支持：（1）早期青少年比中期青少年更害怕学术成功；（2）一般来说，女孩比男孩更害怕学术成功。在早期青少年中发现了显著的性别差异，但在中期青少年中则没有。虽然一般的性别差异与霍纳的预测一致，但在较年长的青少年中，对成功后果的恐惧程度较低，而在中期青少年中则没有显著的性别差异，这与霍纳的预测相反。对这些发现进行了可能的解释。还提到了进一步研究的建议。
