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Peer reviewedBuys, Nicholas J.; Winefield, Anthony H. – Journal of Research in Personality, 1982
Compared high-school students differing in achievement motivation in a learned helplessness experiment. A strong helplessness effect was observed in both high- and low-achievement motivation groups. Results show a strong learned helplessness effect unrelated to individual differences in achievement motivation and refute claims that helplessness…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Helplessness, High School Students, Individual Differences
Peer reviewedBalk, David – Journal of School Health, 1983
The author reviews literature on childrens' reactions to perceived failure and offers "learned helplessness" as a model to explain why a child who makes a mistake gives up. Suggestions for preventing these reactions are given. (Author/JMK)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Failure, Helplessness, Psychological Patterns
Peer reviewedBoggiano, Ann K.; Barrett, Marty – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1991
Five studies, involving 70 male, 133 female, and 6 unknown adults, examine potential determinants of gender differences in helplessness of children by investigating 2 steps in the expectancy confirmation process: gender-based expectations, and proposed differential treatment for inadequate academic performance based on gender. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Children, College Students
