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Peer reviewedNowicki, Stephen, Jr.; DiGirolamo, Ann – Behavioral Disorders, 1989
The study with 20 emotionally disturbed and 20 nondisturbed subjects (ages 9-11) found that an external locus of control and poorer performance in decoding voice tone and facial expression were associated with emotional disturbance. Implications for teaching and remediation are discussed. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Locus of Control, Nonverbal Communication
Peer reviewedPadilla, Amado M.; And Others – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1986
Questionnaires and personality scales were used to study the effect of generational status on stress and personality measures among 247 immigrants. The late immigrant group--immigration after age 14--experienced highest stress, lowest self-esteem, and most external locus of control. A wide discrepancy existed between late and early immigrants on…
Descriptors: Acculturation, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Coping
Peer reviewedBlatchford, Peter – Educational Studies, 1992
Discusses results of interviews with 11 year olds in a longitudinal study of educational progress. Reports that students were aware of the importance of school work. Describes most students as looking forward to secondary school and the study of more specialized subjects. Reports that children perceived academic success as within their control.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Gregory, James F.; And Others – Exceptional Child, 1987
Orthopedically handicapped (OH, N=353) twelfth graders were compared to a control group. Blacks were under-represented in the OH cohort, and OH students had a higher incidence of other impairments. Academically the OH teenagers performed competitively with classmates, though they experienced difficulties in self-esteem, locus of contrtol, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Grade 12, High School Seniors
Menec, Verena H.; And Others – 1992
This paper presents a study that assessed whether attributional retraining is an effective method for enhancing academic achievement in at-risk college students. Attributional retraining was provided to college students (N=198) who had previously performed either poorly or well on a test. Attributional retraining and previous performance (low or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Attribution Theory, College Students
Download full textSchonwetter, Dieter J.; And Others – 1993
This study investigated the effects of college students' actual, rather than manipulated, perception of control along with expressive instruction, as they relate to cognitive and emotional aspects of academic achievement. In a simulated college classroom study, 228 male and female introductory psychology students at the University of Manitoba…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Cognitive Style, College Instruction
Menec, Verena H.; And Others – 1992
This paper presents a study that examined the effect of an attribution induction on students' performance on a subsequent achievement test. The study was conducted to determine whether an instructor might inculcate desirable attributions as part of a regular classroom interaction and thus improve academic performance in at-risk students. College…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Attribution Theory, College Students
