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ERIC Number: EJ336915
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Self-Serving Effect (Bias?) in Academic Attributions: Its Relation to Academic Achievement and Self-Concept.
Marsh, Herbert W.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v78 n3 p190-200 Jun 1986
The self serving effect (SSE), the tendency to accept responsibility for one's own successes but not failures, was examined in three studies with adolescents. Results showed individual differences in SSE size were logically related to differences in: (1) academic self-concepts; (2) academic self-concepts inferred by significant others; and (3) academic achievement. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Attribution Theory, Egocentrism, Elementary Secondary Education, Failure, Grade 5, Grade 9, Mathematics Skills, Reading Ability, Self Concept, Self Concept Measures, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Sex Differences, Success
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Self Description Questionnaire; Self Serving Effect; Sydney Attribution Scale