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Download full textKloosterman, Peter – 1985
Learned helplessness is a variable which has commonly been considered in research on sex-related differences in mathematics achievement. In this study, learned helplessness has been defined in terms of a debilitating or facilitating response resulting from failure on mathematical word problems. The construct has been called Performance Following…
Descriptors: Algebra, Failure, Females, Helplessness
The Attribution of Universal or Personal Helplessness in Nondepressed and Depressed Elderly Females.
Maiden, Robert J. – 1981
The potential for feelings of hopelessness and depression in the aged is well documented. Although studies have examined the role of perceived control in ameliorating depression in the institutionalized elderly, no research has actually measured the perceived causal attributions among depressed, hopeless and/or institutionalized elderly…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Cognitive Processes, Depression (Psychology), Failure
Patrick, Linda F.; Moore, Janet S. – 1985
The reformulated learned helplessness model for the prediction of depression has been investigated extensively in young adults. Results have linked attributions made to undesirable, controllable events to depression in this age group. This reformulated model was investigated in 97 elderly women and was contrasted to the original learned…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Attribution Theory, Depression (Psychology), Females
Welch, Renate L. – 1978
Using Seligman's "learned helplessness" paradigm, androgynous and feminine women (as defined by the Bem Sex Role Inventory) either succeeded (contingent feedback) or failed (non-contingent feedback) at a concept formation task and were provided with internal (ability, effort), external (task difficulty, luck), or no causal attributions for their…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement, Androgyny, Attribution Theory
Samuel, William; Nilsen, Paul – 1983
Following a traditional learned helplessness paradigm, subjects initially tried to terminate random bursts of noise using a button-pressing manipulandum and next tried to solve 20 serially-presented anagrams. The noise was broadcast at either a loud or soft intensity, and the subject's button-pressing was either successful (Escape condition) or…
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Attribution Theory, College Students, Females
Haussmann, Monika Johanna – 1981
Research has confirmed the prevalence of depression in women, based on theoretical explanations that encompass genetic/endocrinological factors, the learned helplessness model, the cognitive model of depression, the effects of marital and occupational roles, and/or social discrimination. Women (N=215) completed a questionnaire which examined…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Depression (Psychology), Employed Women, Employment Level
