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Kelley, Kathryn – 1985
Self-destructiveness can be viewed in two ways: as performing an act which one knows cognitively is not conducive to one's welfare but nonetheless leads to some pleasurable affect (e.g., overeating, smoking); or not performing an act one knows one should perform but which has some negative affective consequences (e.g., dental checkups, saving…
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Locus of Control
Wolfe, Mary L.; Damrosch, Shirley P. – 1985
The attributions of success and failure in a course in nursing research design and statistics were measured using a modified version of the Mathematics Attribution Scale. Eight subscales were formed by combining hypothetical success or failure events paired with each attribution category. The scales were success-task, success-environment,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Affective Behavior, Attribution Theory
Lee, Virginia S.; Williford, Lynn E. – 1997
This study compared African-American and white college students' perceptions of the educational environment within large lecture classes. A total of 124 African-American students and 1,143 white students in 27 classes with enrollments of more than 70 students completed surveys as part of a larger study on student perceptions of postsecondary…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Black Students, Class Size, College Students