Perceiving the Causes of Success and Failure: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Attributional Concepts.

Schuster, Beate; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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Perceiving the Causes of Success and Failure: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Attributional Concepts.

Schuster, Beate; And Others

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v20 n2 p191-213 Jun 1989

Studies perceptions of causal attributions pertinent to success and failure in two social class groups from Belgium, West Germany, India, South Korea, and England. Found high agreement among the two social classes as well as among four of the nations, but Indians rated all causes as more external, variable, and uncontrollable. (FMW)

Descriptors: Achievement Need, Attribution Theory, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Etiology, Foreign Countries, Locus of Control, Multivariate Analysis, Psychological Characteristics, Social Differences

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Belgium; India; South Korea; United Kingdom (England); West Germany

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