Attribution Styles and Resilience in Young Adults
Principal Author
Natalie S. Tucker
Graduate
Co-Author(s)
Daniela Vara, Lauren Sweeney, Katherine Warnell Ph.D.
Faculty Sponsor
Dr. Katherine Warnell
Abstract
The ways that people process social information and attribute social responses have large impacts on behavior and social outcomes, including friendships and school and work success. To date, most research has examined the tendency to have negative biases (i.e., interpreting an ambiguous action as being motivated by a desire to hurt), when processing social information (Dodge et al., 1996; Choe et al., 2013). Few studies have examined the influence of positive, or ‘Pollyanna’, biases on social processing, where individuals interpret ambiguous actions as helpful or kind. One particular outcome that may be influenced by positive biases is resilience, where those who are more positive in their attribution styles may be more adept at forming and maintaining social relations with various social partners (e.g., peers, teachers/bosses, teammates). Emerging lines of research on resilience development suggest that positive social interactions may help to promote resiliency, but do not yet address the roles of attribution biases, specifically, positive attributions (Schofield et al., 2015). The goal of the current work is to determine the relation between positive attribution biases and resilience in young adults. Young adult participants will be recruited from Texas State University’s SONA system. We aim to recruit n=300 total participants, representative of the student body. Participants will complete an online questionnaire on Qualtrics in which they will make intentional attributions about hypothetical social situations. For example, participants will be asked why they think a professor gave critical feedback. Participants will choose between three options: a positive/nice attribution (to make their work better), a neutral attribution (the feedback is part of the rubric), or a negative/mean attribution (to hurt the student’s feelings). Additionally, they will complete a battery of standardized questionnaires including measures of resilience and social network size. Data collection will be completed in the Summer-Fall 2021.
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I love that there is research on the potential positive effects on styles and attributions.
This is a really cool study, and I’m excited to see the results of this study since it can tell us a lot about ourselves and how we can create strife or friends by how we approach others and we perceive them.
I am also looking forward to the results from this study. I think it’s neat the study is looking at positive attributes instead of negative, since they mentioned that is what is normally studied.
I’m curious to see what the results of the study will be as it does pertain to me in a sense, and might help me learn something about myself.
I’m excited to see the results, this is a very interesting study. I’m especially interested in how social network size comes into play with all of this.
can’t wait for the impact and to see what the interaction is
This seems like a super interesting topic! Can’t wait to see what the outcome will be.
i’m looking forward to the results!! I think it would give us a lot of insight into young adults, and hopefully children as well as adults/elderly.
I like that this is research I can relate to and identify with. I’m very curious to see what the data collection will be and what the conclusion is.
i feel the study is will need and could explain alot with society and I love how all of this is leading to a positive aspects.
Very interesting, more studies about the impact of positivity are needed in research. I am eager to see the results!
I am looking forward to seeing the results of this study. This could be a great start to a better focus on positive attribution styles for relationships in young adults.
I think, as a whole, people don’t realize how much our responses are based on intellect and personal bias. Some responses can be given just because that is what the participant has observed and acted upon growing up.
This is such an interesting study! I like the sociological focus on resilience and how one’s outer circumstances may interact with their internal sense of resiliency.
Such an interesting research project! More attention is needed on positivity as it really is more powerful. Looking into the relation of adversity and resilience is a great idea to note for future research. I’m looking forward to seeing results!
Thanks Elda! We have just finished pilot testing, with full data collection starting this summer. I am also super excited to see results!
I am very excited to see these results. This truly is something that needs to be investigated!
Thanks Carissa! We have just finished pilot testing, with full data collection starting this summer. Resilience is multifaceted, and focusing on positivity makes it super fun to work with! I am also super excited to see results!
I personally really love the emphasis on potential positive aspects of attributional style!