An Attributional Perspective on Labeling
- 1 February 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Exceptional Children
- Vol. 49 (5) , 423-429
- https://doi.org/10.1177/001440298304900506
Abstract
Drawing extensively from the attributional investigations of Bernard Weiner and his colleagues in the area of achievement motivation, this review addresses attribution theory and its implications for labeling. Specifically, findings concerning attributional taxonomies, antecedents, and consequents are presented and related to labeling effects. In addition, a relationship between informal labeling and attributional processes is proposed. It is concluded that attributions, not the presence or absence of formal labels, may be the critical variable of concern.Keywords
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