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Cross-Generational Attributions Concerning Locus of Control Beliefs.
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Rhee, Catherine; Gatz, Margaret – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1993
Examined age differences and attributions of age differences in locus of control orientation for 60 college students and 97 older adults. Findings showed that both age groups misattributed levels of control orientation to the other group when compared to that group's self-ratings. Older adults endorsed more internal beliefs than did college…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attribution Theory, Beliefs, College Students
Constructing Success and Failure: Age Differences in Perceptions and Explanations of Success and Failure.
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Blank, Thomas O.; Levesque, Maurice J. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1993
Examined age differences in attributions for self-reported successes and failures in important and daily situations. Attributions and affects were collected from 61 young, 21 middle-aged, and 15 older adults. Middle-aged and older adults were more likely than young adults to attribute failure to external causes and to describe more social than…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitudes, Attribution Theory, College Students