Locus of control, attributional style and discipline problems in secondary schools

Locus of control, attributional style and discipline problems in secondary schools

• Tam, Tony Shui Kee Dept. of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong

Early Child Development and Care, 173(5), 455-466, 2003

Routledge

2003

• B Human Behaviour
  • BE Behavioural Problems, Unruly & Criminal Behaviours, Juvenile Delinquency, Children & Youth at Risk, Triad Society
• N Students & Student Services
  • NG Student Discipline
• A Human Growth & Development
  • AC Socialization, Self-concept, Self-esteem, Identity, Affective, Emotional, Psycho-social & Moral Development

Foreign Countries Secondary Schools Discipline Problems Locus of Control Cognitive Restructuring Secondary School Students Adolescents Self Concept Student Adjustment Attribution Theory Questionnaires Correlation Hong Kong Nowicki Strickland Locus of Control Scale Attribution Style Questionnaire

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Secondary Education

This article presents the findings of a study hypothesizing that school discipline problems are a maladaptive response to the demand of the school environment as a result of deficits in the area of locus of control and attributional style. The findings indicate that an external orientation of locus of control and a passive pattern of attribution remain significant predictors of discipline problems when other factors are held constant. The findings lend support to the idea of establishing programmes that "induce appropriate attributions" in children and train teachers to become aware of the attributional process in order to effectively deal with discipline problems in school. Cognitive re-structuring is suggested as an effective means of intervention aimed at disputing the irrational beliefs, which leads to positive effects and consequences. This study was conducted on a sample of three hundred and eighty-four students recruited from the junior forms of four secondary schools in Hong Kong.
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• English

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• 10.1080/0300443032000088203

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