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Peer reviewedBell, Sherry Mee; McCallum, R. Steve – School Psychology Review, 1995
A measure of children's attributions (effort, external, ability) for success and failure outcomes in the school domain was developed and administered to 237 fourth and fifth graders. Moderate to good psychometric properties were obtained. Social outcomes attributed to ability and effort were significantly related to self-concept and social…
Descriptors: Ability, Children, Elementary Education, Failure
Peer reviewedMarsh, Herbert W. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1986
The self serving effect (SSE), the tendency to accept responsibility for one's own successes but not failures, was examined in three studies with adolescents. Results showed individual differences in SSE size were logically related to differences in: (1) academic self-concepts; (2) academic self-concepts inferred by significant others; and (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Attribution Theory, Egocentrism
