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ERIC Number: EJ294194
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Context of Success, Affective Arousal, and Generosity: The Neglected Role of Negative Affect in Success Experience.
Bryant, Brenda K.
American Educational Research Journal, v20 n4 p553-62 Win 1983
Elementary Boys' generosity toward peers following a success experience varied according to resulting positive and negative affects. Role of context of success relative to affective arousal and generosity were explored. Results indicated importance of considering the context of success and relevance of negative affects induced by a success experience. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Happiness, Locus of Control, Males, Prosocial Behavior, Success
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Generosity
Note: Portions of this paper were presented at the Bienial Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development (Boston, MA, April 1981). This study was supported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of California, Davis, in conjunction with the W-144 regional project, Development of Social Competence in Children.