Children's trait and emotion attributions in socially ambiguous and unambiguous situations.

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  • Author(s): Boseovski JJ;Boseovski JJ; Lapan C; Bosacki S
  • Source:
    The Journal of genetic psychology [J Genet Psychol] 2013 Jul-Aug; Vol. 174 (4), pp. 366-86.
  • Publication Type:
    Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Psychology Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 2985112R Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0022-1325 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00221325 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Genet Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2010- : Philadelphia : Psychology Press
      Original Publication: Provincetown, Mass. : Journal Press
    • Subject Terms:
      Interpersonal Relations* ; Self Concept* ; Social Perception*; Child Development/*physiology ; Emotions/*physiology ; Personality/*physiology; Age Factors ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Psychological Tests ; Random Allocation ; Sex Factors
    • Abstract:
      Children's attributions about story characters in ambiguous and unambiguous social situations were assessed. One hundred and forty-four 6-7-year-olds and 10-11-year-olds heard about actors who slighted a recipient intentionally or for an undetermined reason and then made causal attributions about the events, an emotion attribution about the recipient, and global personality attributions about the actors and recipient. Relations between perceived self-competence and attribution style were also assessed. Participants were more likely to make negative causal attributions in the unambiguous condition and with increasing age. Older girls and younger boys were more likely than other groups to attribute negative emotions to the recipient. Overall, participants perceived recipients positively and actors negatively. Perceived self-competence was positively correlated with actor attributions, although these differed by age and gender. Implications for children's psychosocial adjustment are discussed.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20130903 Date Completed: 20130919 Latest Revision: 20130902
    • Publication Date:
      20240513
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/00221325.2012.685991
    • Accession Number:
      23991611