摘要
While a desire for fame and success is universal,little research has been devoted to discovering traits associated with their attainment.Mann(2016)completed a qualitative study of factors that contribute to success.Grounded theory was used to extract themes from interviews of successful entertainers who were asked to describe the factors that contributed to their success.There were three phases to the process of achieving success:Orientation,Approach,and Maintenance.Building on this framework,the present research developed a test to measure characteristics associated with fame and success.A sample was gathered online;311 participants responded to 186 attitudinal items and 10 additional validity items,and also provided information about their level of success and notoriety in highly competitive endeavors.Item analysis reduced the number of items to 58 attitudinal items on seven scales:Doing What You Love,Desire for Fame,Determination,Focus,Business Skills,Maverick Tendencies,and Lifelong Learner Interest.Substantial correlations were found between the scales and self-reported measures of success and fame.
