22-2 A Model of Self-protective Strategies, Cognitive Attribution Orientation, and External/internal Behaviors: Simultaneous Analysis of Several Groups on High/low Causal Uncertainty

Jie-Zhi Lee
Chungchou Institute of Technology

The purpose of this study was to examine the difference of defensive reflectivity and acquired handicap on failure expectation, task-irrelevant behavior, and external attribution according to self-worth theory. Furthermore, this study attempted to build a path model of self-protective strategies, cognitive attribution orientation, and external/internal behaviors on high achievement feedback. Data were collected from 614 students and analyzed by structural equation modeling and simultaneous analysis of several groups. The results of this study were as follows: (1) The research model fitted the observed data well. (2) For high/low causal uncertainty groups, defensive reflectivity and acquired handicap had different effects on cognitive attribution orientation and the function of external attribution on self-adjustment. Implications for theory, practice and research are discussed.

Keywords
causal uncertainty, cognitive attribution orientation, deviation  behavior, self-adjustment, self-protective strategies

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