Attributional style and common problems in adaptation: depression, loneliness, and shyness

dc.contributor.advisorAnderson, Craig A.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBrelsford, John W.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKlineberg, Stephen L.en_US
dc.creatorArnoult, Lynn H.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T21:33:33Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-12-18T21:33:33Zen_US
dc.date.issued1984en_US
dc.description.abstractA questionnaire study was conducted to examine relationships between attributional style and some common problems in adaptation. College students completed scales measuring depression, loneliness, and shyness. In addition, they completed a questionnaire measuring attributional style on four causal dimensions (locus, globality, stability, and controllability), for four types of situations (interpersonal success, noninterpersonal success, interpersonal failure, and noninterpersonal failure). The results of a series of regression analyses led to the following conclusions: (a) Controllability is the most important dimension in predicting depression, loneliness, and shyness; (b) Locus of attributions for failure contributes significantly to prediction of these problems? (c) The globality and stability dimensions do not add significantly to problem prediction? (d) Attributional style predicts each one of the three problems especially well when attributions are measured for the types of situations that are particularly relevant to that problem. These results have implications for attributional models of depression, loneliness, and shyness.en_US
dc.format.digitalOriginreformatted digitalen_US
dc.format.extent46 ppen_US
dc.identifier.callnoThesis Psych. 1984 Arnoulten_US
dc.identifier.citationArnoult, Lynn H.. "Attributional style and common problems in adaptation: depression, loneliness, and shyness." (1984) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104858">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104858</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE2504en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/104858en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.titleAttributional style and common problems in adaptation: depression, loneliness, and shynessen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPsychologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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