EXPLANATORY STYLES AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN A CHRISTIAN AND A STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. PART 2: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Titel:
EXPLANATORY STYLES AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN A CHRISTIAN AND A STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. PART 2: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Auteur:
Ward, Charles W.
Verschenen in:
Christian higher education
Paginering:
Jaargang 2 (2003) nr. 4 pagina's 353-364
Jaar:
2003-10
Inhoud:
In an earlier study of Bible college students, no significant correlation was found between explanatory styles and academic achievement. Because optimistic selftalk has been shown to be associated with numerous vital aspects of life (e.g., motivation, problem-solving skills, emotional well-being, and physical health), follow-up research was conducted to ascertain if optimistic attributions are more frequently associated with students in programs of Christian education than with students in a public, state-supported university environment. The research was conducted with students at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. One hundred subjects completed the Academic Attributional Style Questionnaire and the Coping with Academic Failures Questionnaire that were developed by Peterson and Barrett (1987). The findings were compared with the data previously compiled on the students in the Christian course of studies at The Criswell College and Graduate School of the Bible in Dallas, Texas. A significant, positive difference was found to exist between the explanatory styles of students at the two schools. Students in Christian courses of study tended toward explanations for negative events that were external, unstable, and specific. The University of North Texas students tended toward explanations for negative events that were internal, stable, and global.
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