Ability and Effort Valuation among Failure-Avoiding and Failure-Accepting Students.

Covington, Martin V.; Omelich, Carol L.

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Publication Date: 1985

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Ability and Effort Valuation among Failure-Avoiding and Failure-Accepting Students.

Covington, Martin V.; Omelich, Carol L.

Journal of Educational Psychology, v77 n4 p446-59 Aug 1985

Shame is a global emotion that shares an ability-linked component (humiliation) and an effort-linked component (guilt). Effort was found to increase humiliation via inability ascriptions because a combination of high effort and failure implies low ability. Conversely, high effort was found to decrease the guilt component of shame. (Author/DWH)

Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Failure, Achievement Need, Attribution Theory, Higher Education, Self Concept, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Motivation, Undergraduate Students

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