Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Sinclair, Colleen
Committee Member
Adams-Price, Carolyn
Committee Member
McKinney, Cliff
Date of Degree
4-30-2011
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Psychology
Degree Name
Master of Science
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of Psychology
Abstract
This study looked at how antipathies and the attributions made to our enemies concerning the outcomes of important life events affect one‟s self-esteem, self-efficacy, and task persistence. The results did not support either of the two hypotheses studied. However, it was found that those who succeeded persisted longer on the provided task when attributing the success to their enemy. This could be due to participants believing that they could show up the antipathy, giving them someone to compete against, which in turn lead to higher task persistence. Also, it was found that those who made external attributions while involved with an antipathy got more items correct on the task provided. Making external attributions for events could lead to a desire to prove oneself and in turn increase task persistence.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/15062
Recommended Citation
Saxon, Caroline Ruth, "Antipathies and attribution:the effects on self-esteem, self-efficacy, and task persistence" (2011). Theses and Dissertations. 696.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/696
Comments
This study looked at how antipathies and the attributions made to our enemies concerning the outcomes of important life events affect one‟s self-esteem, self-efficacy, and task persistence. The results did not support either of the two hypotheses studied. However, it was found that those who succeeded persisted longer on the provided task when attributing the success to their enemy. This could be due to participants believing that they could show up the antipathy, giving them someone to compete against, which in turn lead to higher task persistence. Also, it was found that those who made external attributions while involved with an antipathy got more items correct on the task provided. Making external attributions for events could lead to a desire to prove oneself and in turn increase task persistence.