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Showing 1 to 20 of 81 for “"Attribution Theory"”.
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Attribution theory and marriage guidance counselling
… counsellor. The content was analysed using attribution theory. Clients made attributions from a wider range of categories than experimental studies normally allow for, the most frequently used category was emotion and attitude attributions, this is a neglected category which needs further …
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Toward a Fuller Understanding of Weiner’s Attribution Theory: Unpacking the Relationship between Controllability and Responsibility
<p>Weiner's (1985) attribution-emotion-action framework has been effective in predicting helping behavior. The model posits that perceiving someone as controllable/responsible for a need or a problem is associated with decreased helping intention and behavior through increased anger and reduced …
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An Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Price Promotions on Brand Attitudes: An Attribution Theory Perspective
It was also found that brand attitudes improved after a one week time lag, suggesting that if there are negative effects as a consequence of the brand's promotional activity, the negative effects dissipate within a one week time period (so long as the promotional activity does not continue).
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The effectiveness of corporate social responsibility in corporate crises: from the perspective of assimilation – contrast effects and attribution theory
… this gap, assimilation - contrast effects and attribution theory were applied to an experimental study exploring a 2 (crisis type: product harm vs. moral harm) x 2 (CSR reputation: high vs. low) x 2 (CSR motives: intrinsic vs. extrinsic) between-subjects design. Two interaction effects were …
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Attribution theory and increasing social support for women with postpartum depression: An exploration of perceived stability, onset controllability, and effort
… (i.e., negative stereotypes). Guided by the attribution-emotion-action model (Weiner, 1980a), the current studies seek to assess whether emphasizing the temporary nature of PPD (i.e., stability), the uncontrollable development of the ailment (i.e., onset controllability), and whether it …
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Women of Enterprise: A Study of Success and Failure Incidents From Self-Employed Women Using the Perspectives of Bakan's Constructs of Agency and Communion and Attribution Theory
The purpose of this study was to investigate how self-employed women interpret the entrepreneurial experience. More specifically, success and failure incidents described by self-employed women were examined with regard to two types of meanings, agentic and communal, and with regard to the caus
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THE EFFECTS OF COMPETITION AND EXTERNAL REWARDS ON INTRINSIC MOTIVATION
… reduces intrinsic motivation. Deci's (1975) theory of cognitive evaluation and Lepper, Greene and Nisbett's (1973) overjustification hypothesis account for these findings using attribution theory. Basically, these tw.</p>
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Causal attributions for crime involving Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal juvenile offenders
… experimental manipulations of the main study. Attribution theory variables and the revised version of a previously validated questionnaire (Furnham & Henderson, 1983) were the two approaches to the measurement of cause in the present study. One hundred and eighteen residents from a random …
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How managers and training professionals attribute causality for results: Implications for training evaluation
… used against the processes described in causal attribution theory. Designed to collect information from within the business context, the interview questions were focused on actual events which the participants had experienced in the performance of their business responsibilities.
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Student attributions of success in high school band programs
… successes and challenges through the lens of attribution theory. Attribution theory (Weiner, 1986) suggests that individuals interpret outcomes by assigning causes such as ability, effort, task difficulty, and luck, each carrying different implications for future motivation and behavior. In …
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Towards a greater understanding of consumer cynicism in the context of cause-related marketing
… considered to be usable for the final analysis. Attribution Theory and the TPB were used as theoretical frameworks on which to base this research. The findings add two new dimensions to theoretical knowledge in understanding consumer cynicism in a CRM context, namely, consumers’ perceptions of …
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Emotional Correlates of Attributions for Academic Success and Failure: Sex Differences
… subjects in a study of the relationships among attributions for success and failure, sex, achievement, and three dysfunctional affective states (depression, hostility, and anxiety). The purpose of the study was to extend previous attribution theory and research to the additional variables …
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The Effects of Employee-Initiated Peripheral Service Failures on Customers' Satisfactions with the Service Organization
… of the service organization. Dimensions of attribution theory are explored as a process mediating the effects of these variables on satisfaction with the employee and organization. This dissertation extends attribution theory by differentiating controllability attributions at both the …
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Physical sciences teacher attributions to their pedagogical practice and how they influence their professional growth in Umzinyathi District Secondary Schools
… happen if their teachers possess appropriate attributions. Attributions are key to classroom pedagogical practice and learner achievement as they influence teacher pedagogic strategies, choice of materials, content and learner activities. Literature abounds on Physical Sciences teachers, …
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Teachers’ attributions for students’ academic progress in hypothetical unsuccessful and actual successful and unsuccessful conditions
This study focused on attribution theory (Weiner, 1976, 1979, 1984), which emphasizes the causal explanations for achievement or failure made by individuals to explain the behavior of themselves and others. Middle school teachers reported their sense of efficacy and attributions for these …
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Trust in direct leader and employee outcomes: the moderating effects of leaders’ perceived emotional sincerity
… and externally expressed. With regard to attribution theory, observers (employees) can use the emotional expressions of others (supervisors) as an information source for making judgments. Although previous research has examined the uniqueness and explanatory power of the leaders’ perceived …
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Social Reactions to Acquaintance Sexual Assault: Perceptions of Responsibility and Blame
… University of Ottawa, this research has explored attributions about sexual assault and the role of perceived intoxication in the context of female and male victims of sexual assault. The use of qualitative methodology and the application of a feminist critique of attribution theory and its …
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Social Media and the Mediating Role of Perceived Authenticity in Covert Celebrity Endorsement: Influencing Factors
… behaviour, the Persuasion Knowledge Model and Attribution Theory were integrated, and a theoretical framework was then developed. In total, 653 social media users were recruited to participate in the research, and structural equation modelling was conducted to test the proposed model. The …
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Perceptions of the long-term effects of childhood sexual abuse
… was evaluated. The aims of the study were to use Attribution Theory and the Traumagenic Model in evaluating whether perceptions were mediated by assertiveness, self-esteem, and interpersonal relationships. Additionally examining if CSA survivors differ in perceived levels of these attributes from …
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