ABILITY AND EFFORT VALUATION AMONG FAILURE-AVOIDING AND FAILURE-ACCEPTING STUDENTS
ABILITY AND EFFORT VALUATION AMONG FAILURE-AVOIDING AND FAILURE-ACCEPTING STUDENTS
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DOI:
10.1037/0022-0663.77.4.446
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
OMELICH, CL
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作者:
COVINGTON, MV;OMELICH, CL
Several investigations have confirmed self-worth predictions that greater shame at failure is experienced under high-effort conditions. In contrast, studies conducted under Weiner's attributional model have suggested the opposite, that increased shame is associated with low-effort expenditure. The present research provided empirical support for a proposed resolution of these apparently conflicting findings. Shame is a global, undifferentiated emotion that shares an ability-linked component (humiliation) and an effort-linked component (guilt). Consistent with self-worth predictions, effort was found to increase humiliation via inability ascriptions because a combination of high effort and failure implies low ability. Conversely, consistent with Weiner's theory, high effort also was found to decrease the guilt component of shame. It was further predicted and confirmed that the relative strength of these ability/effort→ affect linkages also depends on whether the learner has adopted a failure-avoiding or failure-accepting mode for coping with achievement demands.