Leaving School, Facing Unemployment, and Making Attributions about the Causes of Unemployment.

Gurney, Ross M.

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ERIC Number: EJ240017

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Publication Date: 1981-Feb

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Leaving School, Facing Unemployment, and Making Attributions about the Causes of Unemployment.

Gurney, Ross M.

Journal of Vocational Behavior, v18 n1 p79-91 Feb 1981

Two studies are described in which the causal attributions of unemployed school-leavers are studied. The leavers who were out of work favored more external attributions. Prior to leaving school the groups did not differ, but the employed shifted toward more internal causal ascription. (Author)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attribution Theory, Employment Potential, Foreign Countries, Locus of Control, Out of School Youth, Secondary Education, Self Concept, Unemployment, Vocational Followup

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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