EFFECTS OF SELF-CONCEPT ON CHILDRENS CAUSAL ATTRIBUTIONS AND SELF-REINFORCEMENT

被引:18
作者
AMES, C [1 ]
FELKER, DW [1 ]
机构
[1] PURDUE UNIV,W LAFAYETTE,IN 47907
关键词
prior success vs failure; attribution of success to skill vs luck &; self concept &; self reinforcement; 6th graders;
D O I
10.1037/0022-0663.71.5.613
中图分类号
G44 [教育心理学];
学科分类号
0402 ; 040202 ;
摘要
Studied self-concept as a dispositional variable influencing children's cognitive-attributional and affective-self reinforcing reactions to achievement outcomes. 64 6th-graders classified as high or low in self-concept on an abbreviated version of the Piers-Harris Self-Concept Scale were given an achievement task on which they succeeded or failed. A preinstructional set was used to allow Ss to interpret their performance as being determined by skill or luck. More high than low self-concept children attributed their success to the skill cue. High self-concept Ss also engaged in more self-reward for success. Both self-concept groups used lack of skill to account for their failure, but the low group responded with more self-punishment. Results are discussed within an attributional model of achievement behavior. (27 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1979 American Psychological Association.
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页码:613 / 619
页数:7
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