Competing Theoretical Analyses of Helplessness: A Social-Developmental Analysis.

Boggiano, Ann K.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ463022

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Competing Theoretical Analyses of Helplessness: A Social-Developmental Analysis.

Boggiano, Ann K.; And Others

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v55 n2 p194-207 Apr 1993

Examined the hypothesis that processes other than those related to concepts about ability produce helplessness in children younger than 10. Found that eight year olds did not experience helplessness in response to feedback about their failure in an achievement task but did experience helplessness when they failed to perform a physical task. (MM)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Education, Emotional Response, Helplessness, Individual Differences, Locus of Control, Performance Factors, Young Children

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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