From Attribution to Helping: An Analysis of the Mediating Effects of Affect and Expectancy.

Meyer, John P.; Mulherin, Anne

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Publication Date: 1980-Aug

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From Attribution to Helping: An Analysis of the Mediating Effects of Affect and Expectancy.

Meyer, John P.; Mulherin, Anne

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, v39 n2 p201-09 Aug 1980

Investigates the hypothesis that willingness to help another person depends on the cause of the person's need and that the relationship between attribution and helping is mediated by affect and expectancy of future need. Subjects were 40 male and 40 female undergraduate students. (Author/SS)

Descriptors: Adults, Altruism, Attribution Theory, College Students, Emotional Response, Prosocial Behavior, Psychological Needs, Social Cognition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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