Holahan C K
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1984;20(1):21-31. doi: 10.2190/epuv-2gl0-008p-l0c8.
This article examines the relationship between life goals at thirty and perceptions of goal attainment, happiness, and life satisfaction at seventy for gifted men and women. Respondents were members of the Terman Study of the Gifted. Men and women differed in life goals at age thirty, with men predominantly oriented toward occupational pursuit, and women predominantly oriented toward home and family life. Results showed a significant sex difference in feelings of goal attainment at age seventy, with men reporting greater attainment. Women with occupational goals at age thirty reported lower feelings of goal attainment at age seventy than women without such goals. For men, a positive relationship was found between satisfaction and happiness at age seventy and feelings of goal attainment. For women, these relationships varied according to life goals at age thirty. The implications of these results are discussed.
本文研究了30岁时的生活目标与70岁时对目标达成、幸福和生活满意度的认知之间的关系，研究对象为有天赋的男性和女性。受访者是特曼天才研究的成员。男性和女性在30岁时的生活目标存在差异，男性主要以职业追求为导向，而女性主要以家庭生活为导向。结果显示，70岁时在目标达成感方面存在显著的性别差异，男性报告的达成感更强。30岁时有职业目标的女性在70岁时报告的目标达成感低于没有此类目标的女性。对于男性，发现70岁时的满意度和幸福感与目标达成感之间存在正相关关系。对于女性，这些关系因30岁时的生活目标而异。本文讨论了这些结果的含义。
