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Peer reviewedLourenco, Orlando, M. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1994
Examined attributions of credit and blame for good and bad deeds. Found that Portuguese children's attributions of credit and blame for moral and academic norms were similar to those of Japanese and U.S. children. They tended to give weight to negative outcomes because of the belief that appropriate behavior might not be praised but that…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Children, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies
Peer reviewedKunnen, Saskia – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1993
Found that (1) children perceived that school failure attributed to lack of competence, task difficulty, and a bad explanation by the teacher is controllable; and (2) children with problems in learning and concentration perceived failure attributed to lack of effort as noncontrollable more often than did children without such problems. (BB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Attribution Theory, Comparative Analysis
