NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ344722
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Achievement-Related Casual Attribution: A South African Cross-Cultural Study.
Louw, Johann; Louw-Potgieter, Joha
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v17 n3 p269-82 Sep 1986
Students from three South African Universities, representing three ethnic groups, explain their perceived success or failure on a class test and rated the importance of casual attributions derived from previous studies. Important factors that emerged were as follow: (1) effort, (2) academic skills, (3) understanding. (Author/LHW)
Descriptors: Achievement, Attribution Theory, Behavior Theories, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Locus of Control, Racial Factors, Self Concept, Testing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: South Africa
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A