Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ586556
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
EISSN: N/A
Person Versus Process Praise and Criticism: Implications for Contingent Self-Worth and Coping.
Dweck, Carol S.; Kamins, Melissa L.
Developmental Psychology, v35 n3 p835-47 May 1999
Two studies had children role-play successful and unsuccessful tasks to test the hypothesis that both criticism and praise that conveyed person or trait judgments could send a message of contingent worth and undermine subsequent coping. Found that 5- to 6-year olds displayed significantly more "helpless" responses after person criticism or praise than after process criticism or praise. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Coping, Criticism, Helplessness, Praise, Responses, Role Playing, Self Esteem, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
