Competitive Versus Cooperative Reward Structures
The Influence of Individual and Group Performance Factors on Achievement Attributions and Affect
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8222874 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carole Ames (University of Maryland, College Park, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 273 |
| Publication date | 1981-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Educational Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-8312 • E-ISSN: 1935-1011 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1162662 |
| OpenAlex | W4229909440, W2137370939 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 27 |
This study examined the effects of cooperative and competitive reward structures on children's attributions and affective reactions to success and failure. Eighty sixth-grade children performed at a high or low level at an achievement task under competitive or cooperative reward contingencies. The cooperative structure included both group success and group failure. Results showed that competitive contingencies accentuated the differences in self-other perceptions and cooperative contingencies minimized these differences. Within a cooperative structure, the success of the cooperative group was a major factor affecting self and interpersonal evaluations. The results are discussed within an attribution and self-worth theory of motivated behavior
Affect (linguistics · Attribution · Developmental psychology · Group (periodic table · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Need for achievement · Perception · Reinforcement · Task (project management · Communication · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.41 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1982 - 2022 (41) |
| Highly cited | No |