Communication and attributions: The interrelations of parent and peer support, disclosure, and learned helpless attributions

dc.contributor.authorBaldner, Conraden
dc.contributor.committeechairDunsmore, Julie C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAxsom, Danny K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDeater-Deckard, Kirbyen
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:32:08Zen
dc.date.adate2011-06-20en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:32:08Zen
dc.date.issued2011-03-04en
dc.date.rdate2011-06-20en
dc.date.sdate2011-03-20en
dc.description.abstractPrevious research has shown benefits of adolescents' disclosure of activities to parents in reducing risk of deviant child behavior (Kerr & Stattin, 2000; Stattin & Kerr, 2000). In the current study I examine the effect of disclosure on learned helpless attributions, through the mediators of paternal, maternal, and peer support in sample of college undergraduates enrolled in psychology classes. In two online data collection points, participants completed measures on peer, paternal, and maternal support, disclosure, and negative attributions. In order to examine associations among these variables, I tested three general models: 1) disclosure would predict negative attributions through support, 2) support would predict negative attributions through disclosure, and 3) support would moderate the relations between disclosure and learned helpless attributions. Results demonstrated interrelations of disclosure with peer, maternal, and paternal support. Disclosure, peer support, and maternal support were negatively correlated with learned helpless attributions. However, the first and second models were not supported. The third model was partially supported in regard to maternal support. When maternal support was low, greater disclosure was associated with greater learned helpless attributions. Future longitudinal and experimental research is needed to further discern pathways of association for these constructs.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-03202011-182259en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03202011-182259/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/41735en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartBaldner_CS_T_2011.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectDisclosureen
dc.subjectsupporten
dc.subjectlearned helplessnessen
dc.subjectattributionsen
dc.titleCommunication and attributions: The interrelations of parent and peer support, disclosure, and learned helpless attributionsen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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