YOUNG CHILDRENS CAUSAL ATTRIBUTIONS FOR SUCCESS AND FAILURE - SELF-ENHANCING BOYS AND SELF-DEROGATING GIRLS

被引:25
作者
BURGNER, D [1 ]
HEWSTONE, M [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BRISTOL,DEPT PSYCHOL,BRISTOL BS8 1TH,AVON,ENGLAND
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10.1111/j.2044-835X.1993.tb00592.x
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
This study examined the types of causal attributions young children make for their own success and failure at performance tasks. The results showed that young children's attributions are different from those subsumed under adult models and that there were significant sex, but not ethnic, differences in the attributional styles employed. Boys exhibited a 'self-enhancing' pattern of attributions, whereas girls' attributions were 'self-derogating'.
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