Motivational and performance deficits in interpersonal settings
The effect of attributional style
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6203792 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Arnold Anderson (0000-0001-6353-0023, Rice University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1136-1147 |
| Publication date | 1983-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.45.5.1136 |
| OpenAlex | W4243285901 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 16 |
An attributional model of motivation and performance following failure was tested. College students were preselected on the basis of their attributional styles for interpersonal failures, as measured by the Attributional Style Assessment Test (Anderson, Horowitz, & French,1983). Subjects in the two preselected groups (characterstyle versus behavioral-style attributors) were randomly assigned to one of three experimental manipulations of attributions for failure at an interpersonal persuasion task: (a) no manipulation, (b) ability/trait manipulation (which parallels the character style), or (c) strategy/effort manipulation (which parallels the behavior style). Subsequently, subjects engaged in a blood drive task over the telephone, trying to persuade other students to donate blood. Success expectancies, motivation, and actual performance were assessed. As predicted, subjects who made strategy-/efforttype attributions, whether by experimental manipulation or by preselection, expected more success, expected more improvement with practice, displayed higher levels of motivation, and performed better at the task than did subjects who made ability/trait-type attributions. Implications for the treatment of clinical symptoms such as loneliness and depression are discussed
Attribution · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Interpersonal attraction · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal interaction · Interpersonal relationship · Style (visual arts · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 2025 (43) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |