Attributional style in aggressive adolescent boys

Attributional style in aggressive adolescent boys

Extends the analysis of attributional differences between aggressive and nonaggressive boys to a sample of court-involved adolescents and their perceptions of interactions involving both peers and adults. Results suggest that aggressiveness among offenders is associated with an attributional style c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of abnormal child psychology 1990-02, Vol.18 (Feb 90), p.75-89
Hauptverfasser: Fondacaro, M R, Heller, K
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adolescent boys
Aggressive adolescent boys
Attributional style
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Juvenile offenders
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Zusammenfassung:Extends the analysis of attributional differences between aggressive and nonaggressive boys to a sample of court-involved adolescents and their perceptions of interactions involving both peers and adults. Results suggest that aggressiveness among offenders is associated with an attributional style characterised by the tendency to attribute blame in ambiguous interactions to global, dispositional characteristics of others. (Abstract amended)
ISSN:0091-0627