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Nurmi, Jari-Erik – Journal of Social Psychology, 1992
Presents results of a study of cultural differences in causal attributions and self-serving bias. Reports more self-serving attributional bias among U.S. than Finn students. Suggests that cultural differences in self-serving bias may result from differences in need to protect self-esteem, coping mechanisms, and cultural differences in coping with…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Bias, Coping

Anshel, Mark – Journal of Social Psychology, 1996
Examines the various coping strategies that competitive adolescent athletes use to deal with errors, penalties, and unpleasant comments from spectators. Identifies and discusses four coping strategies: avoidance, approach, task-focused, and emotion-focused. Briefly reviews the literature on coping and the results of a survey of Australian…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Athletics, Behavior Patterns