Differences between success and failure in academic self-attributions in Language and Literature.
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School attendance problems are a hotly debated topic in our society as they have a major impact in the students’ development. The objective of this research consisted of assessing the differences in the average scores between the individuals who achieved low and high scores in school refusal behavior related to academic self-attributions in Language. The Sydney Attribution Scale (SAS) and the School Refusal Assessment-Scale (SRAS-R) were administered to 732 students (52% boys) aged 8 to 11 (M =9.71; SD = 1.06). From the results found, the hypothesis is confirmed, since it was expected that students with high scores in school refusal behavior obtained significantly higher scores on attributions of failure to ability and effort. This occurred in those students who based their rejection of school on avoiding the negative affectivity generated by certain school situations or escaping from situations of social aversion or evaluation. The current situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated the problems of society, and, above all, of the students and all that this entails. In order to prevent underlying problems, it is necessary to know the needs of these students and train teachers so that they know how to detect these difficulties when attending school and be prepared to help students in their teaching-learning process.
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