Sex Differences in Attributions and Learned Helplessness.

Parsons, Jacquelynne Eccles

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Publication Date: 1982-Apr

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Sex Differences in Attributions and Learned Helplessness.

Parsons, Jacquelynne Eccles

Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v8 n4 p421-32 Apr 1982

Over 300 students assessed their causal attributions and expectations for success and failure in mathematics, and their self concepts of math ability. Results varied, depending on research method employed, but did not when taken together support the hypothesis that girls are more learned helpless in mathematics than are boys. (Author/GC)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Attribution Theory, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Expectation, Failure, Females, Helplessness, Males, Mathematics Achievement, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Sex Differences, Success

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Language: English

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