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ERIC Number: EJ370883
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Mothers' Attributions Regarding Their Children's Social Behavior and Personality Characteristics.
Gretarsson, Sigurdur J.; Gelfand, Donna M.
Developmental Psychology, v24 n2 p264-69 Mar 1988
Sixty mothers of four- through 12-year-old children rated the (1) environmental versus dispositional basis of their child's behavior; (2) behavior's probable origins, cross-situational consistancy, and temporal stability; (3) child's controllability; and (4) personal responsibility for engaging in each behavior. Findings suggested a positive bias in mothers' perceptions of their children, except when they are considered difficult to control. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attribution Theory, Bias, Children, Mothers, Perception, Rating Scales, Sex Differences, Social Behavior
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Dispositions; Situational Context