Psychological distress, causal attributions, and coping

Lays out a study based on a questionnaire to undergraduates (N=189) linking anticipated psychological distress over a hypothetical exam failure and coping strategies to attributional dimensions pertaining to locus of causality, controllability and stability. Discusses distress and coping, and presen...

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Published inNew Zealand journal of psychology (Christchurch. 1983) Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 85 - 92
Main Authors Mclean, Jay A, Strongman, Kenneth T, Neha, Tia N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Christchurch New Zealand Psychological Society 01.07.2007
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Adjustment (Psychology)
Analysis
Distress (Psychology)
Failure (Psychology)
Management
Psychological research
Sex differences
Stress (Psychology)
New Zealand
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Summary:Lays out a study based on a questionnaire to undergraduates (N=189) linking anticipated psychological distress over a hypothetical exam failure and coping strategies to attributional dimensions pertaining to locus of causality, controllability and stability. Discusses distress and coping, and presents the results, including relating attributions and gender to levels of distress and coping strategies. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
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ISSN:0112-109X
1179-7924